Gerd Kanter

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Gerd Kanter (born May 6, 1979) 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.

On September 4th 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.

[edit] Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Extra
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	2nd	68.57
	Universiade	İzmir, Turkey	1st	65.29
	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	2nd	66.01
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	2nd	68.03
	World Athletics Final	Stuttgart, Germany	2nd	68.47