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Gerd Kanter

1979 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gerd Kanter is the 2,298th most popular athlete (down from 1,676th in 2019), the 213th most popular biography from Estonia (down from 203rd in 2019) and the 17th most popular Estonian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Gerd Kanter ranks 2,298 out of 6,025. Before him are Wesley Coe, Petru Iosub, Aldo Tarlao, Hans van Helden, Leslie Claudius, and Nezha Bidouane. After him are Inta Kļimoviča, Celina Jesionowska, Magdalena Neuner, Charles Hefferon, Yekaterina Fesenko, and Armin Zöggeler.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Gerd Kanter ranks 282. Before him are Svetlana Khorkina, Wes Brown, Daniel Narcisse, Carlos Tenorio, Tom Chaplin, and Audrey Hollander. After him are Brian Kendrick, Mickey Madden, Tobias Linderoth, Alison Lohman, Josh Klinghoffer, and Yasuyo Yamagishi.

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In Estonia

Among people born in Estonia, Gerd Kanter ranks 213 out of 351. Before him are Marina Kaljurand (1962), Kristina Šmigun-Vähi (1977), Jaan Ehlvest (1962), Birgit Õigemeel (1988), Johann Urb (1977), and Jaak Aab (1960). After him are Jürgen Ligi (1959), Tõnu Trubetsky (1963), Tõnu Õnnepalu (1962), Eva-Maria Liimets (1974), Ragnar Klavan (1985), and Hanno Pevkur (1977).

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Among ATHLETES In Estonia

Among athletes born in Estonia, Gerd Kanter ranks 17. Before him are Adalberts Bubenko (1910), Jaak Uudmäe (1954), Arnold Luhaäär (1905), Kalevi Kotkas (1913), Erki Nool (1970), and Bruno Junk (1929). After him are Aleksander Tammert (1973), Oksana Yermakova (1973), Kaija Parve (1964), Jaak Mae (1972), Tõnu Tõniste (1967), and Andrus Värnik (1977).

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