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erik cadée at the 2010 european athletics championships 12 august 2012 discus 's - hertogenbosch 120 kg lb on 2.01 athletics 15 february 1984 erik cadee 083.jpg erik cadée

erik cadée

erik cadée -lrb- born february 15 , 1984 -rrb- is a dutch discus thrower .
cadée was born in 's - hertogenbosch .
among his first international appearances was a runner-up performance at the 2001 european youth olympic festival .
he competed in the qualifying rounds of the 2002 world junior championships in athletics and improved the following year to claim the gold medal at the 2003 european athletics junior championships .
cadée represented the netherlands at the world championships in athletics in 2007 and 2009 , but did not reach the final .
he qualified for the final at the 2010 european athletics championships , but failed to record a legal throw in his three attempts .
he won the silver medal at the 2011 european cup winter throwing meet in march , and set a then personal best and world leading throw the following month , throwing the discus to a mark of 66.95 m. his present personal best is 67.30 m.
