
POWERTRAINING Gerd Kanter (Estonia) discus thrower (PB: 73.38 meters).
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POWERTRAINING Gerd Kanter (Estonia) discus thrower (PB: 73.38 meters).
He was the 2007 World Champion in the event and won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and bronze in London 2012. His personal best throw of 73.38 m is the Estonian record and the third best mark of all-time.
He made his first Olympic appearance in 2004 and established himself a year later by taking the silver medal at the 2005 World Championships. He was runner-up at the 2006 European Athletics Championships and won further medals at the World Championships in 2009 (bronze) and 2011 (silver).
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight 127 kg (280 lb)
He was the 2007 World Champion in the event and won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and bronze in London 2012. His personal best throw of 73.38 m is the Estonian record and the third best mark of all-time.
He made his first Olympic appearance in 2004 and established himself a year later by taking the silver medal at the 2005 World Championships. He was runner-up at the 2006 European Athletics Championships and won further medals at the World Championships in 2009 (bronze) and 2011 (silver).
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight 127 kg (280 lb)
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