Gerd Kanter

Gerd Kanter
Personal information
NationalityEstonian
Born (1979-05-06) 6 May 1979
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight127 kg (280 lb)
Sport
Country Estonia
SportAthletics
Event
Discus
Achievements and titles
Personal best73.38 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 Zurich Discus
2016 Amsterdam Discus
Continental Cup
2014 Marrakesh 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 an Estonian retired 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.