page_title: Gerd Kanter
hierarchical_section_title: Gerd Kanter
caption_attribution_description: World Athletics Championships 2007 in Osaka - Victory ceremony for the men's discus throw - includes winner Gerd Kanter (middle), second Robert Harting (left), third Rutger Smith (right)
context_page_description: Gerd Kanter 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 third 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 and 2011.
  He won the 2012 and the 2013 IAAF Diamond League in discus throw.
context_section_description: 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 third 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.
caption: Kanter in Osaka in 2007
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