Gerd Kanter (born May 6, 1979 in Tallinn, Estonia) is an Estonian discus thrower. He competed at the 2004 Olympics, but didn't reach the final. 2005 was his breakthrough year as he won silver medals at the World Championships and World Athletics Final, took home a victory in the European Cup and won the World University Games. He also threw more than 70 metres for the first time.
In the 2008 Beijing Olympics, he took gold with a throw of 68.82 meters, one meter ahead of second-place finisher Piotr Malachowski of Poland.
On September 4 2006, in Helsingborg, Sweden, Kanter threw more than 70 metres in four different rounds (69.46 - 72.30 - 70.43 - 73.38 - 70.51 - 65.88). The best mark of 73.38 m was the third best in history – only Jürgen Schult (74.08 m, 1986) and Virgilijus Alekna (73.88 m, 2000) have thrown further.
Achievements
| Year |
Tournament |
Venue |
Result |
Mark |
| 2002 |
European Championships |
Munich, Germany |
12th |
55.14 m |
| 2003 |
World Championships |
Paris, France |
25th |
56.63 m |
| 2004 |
Olympic Games |
Athens, Greece |
19th |
60.05 m |
| World Athletics Final |
Monte Carlo, Monaco |
5th |
63.28 m |
| 2005 |
World Championships |
Helsinki, Finland |
2nd |
68.57 m |
| Universiade |
İzmir, Turkey |
1st |
65.29 m |
| World Athletics Final |
Monte Carlo, Monaco |
2nd |
66.01 m |
| 2006 |
European Championships |
Gothenburg, Sweden |
2nd |
68.03 m |
| World Athletics Final |
Stuttgart, Germany |
2nd |
68.47 m |
| 2007 |
World Championships |
Osaka, Japan |
1st |
68.94 m |
| World Athletics Final |
Stuttgart, Germany |
1st |
66.54 m |
| 2008 |
Summer Olympics |
Beijing, China |
1st |
68.82 m[1] |
| World Athletics Final |
Stuttgart, Germany |
1st |
68.38 m |
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