Gerd Kanter

Gerd Kanter

Personal information
Nationality	Estonian
Born	(1979-05-06) 6 May 1979 (age 45) Tallinn, Estonia
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	127 kg (280 lb)
Sport
Country	Estonia
Sport	Athletics
Event	Discus
Achievements and titles
Personal best	73.38 m (2006)
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 1 0 1 World Championships 1 2 2 European Championships 0 3 1 Continental Cup 1 0 0 European Throwing Cup 6 0 1 Universiade 1 0 0 Total 10 5 5 Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Discus 2012 London Discus World Championships 2007 Osaka Discus 2005 Helsinki Discus 2011 Daegu Discus 2009 Berlin Discus 2013 Moscow Discus European Championships 2006 Gothenburg Discus 2012 Helsinki Discus 2014 Zürich Discus 2016 Amsterdam Discus Continental Cup 2014 Marrakech Discus European Throwing Cup 2003 Gioia Tauro Discus 2004 Marsa Discus 2005 Mersin Discus 2007 Yalta Discus 2008 Split Discus 2009 Tenerife Discus 2006 Tel Aviv Discus Universiade 2005 İzmir Discus

Gerd Kanter (born 6 May 1979) is a retired Estonian discus thrower. 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 fourth 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).

He won the 2012 and the 2013 IAAF Diamond League in discus throw.