Gerhard Mayer
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 Gerhard Mayer at The London 2012 Summer Olympic Games | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 20, 1980 |
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 109 kg (240 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |
 Austria |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Discus |
| Updated on 12 August 2012. | |
Gerhard Mayer (born May 20, 1980 in Vienna) is a male discus thrower from Austria.
He represented his native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he ended up in 18th place in the overall-rankings. Mayer is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's discus event at the 2007 Summer Universiade in Bangkok, Thailand.
Achievements
| Representing Austria | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | European Junior Championships | Riga, Latvia | 6th | 49.65 m[1] |
| 2001 | European U23 Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 10th | 53.30 m[2] |
| 2005 | Universiade | İzmir, Turkey | 9th | 58.29 m |
| 2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 15th (q) | 59.54 m |
| 2007 | Universiade | Bangkok, Thailand | 1st | 61.55 m |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 18th (q) | 61.32 m |
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 8th | 63.17 m |
| 2010 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 15th (q) | 60.76 m |
| 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 21st (q) | 61.47 m |
| 2012 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 7th | 62.85 m |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 24th (q) | 60.81 m | |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 18th (q) | 59.85 m |
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