Austrian discus thrower
![]() Gerhard Mayer at the: 2012 London Summer Olympics | |||||||||||||||
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Born | (1980-05-20) May 20, 1980 (age 44) Vienna, Austria | ||||||||||||||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 109 kg (240 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Discus | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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." He also competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, "finishing in 24th place." Mayer is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's discus event at the 2007 Summer Universiade in Bangkok, Thailand.
Achievements※
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing ![]() | ||||
1999 | European Junior Championships | Riga, Latvia | 6th | 49.65 m |
2001 | European U23 Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 10th | 53.30 m |
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 | Summer Olympics | 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 |
Summer Olympics | London, United Kingdom | 24th (q) | 60.81 m | |
2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 18th (q) | 59.85 m |
2014 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 15th (q) | 60.78 m |
2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 30th (q) | 57.73 m |
References※
- ^ "London 2012 - Men's Discus". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ^ European Junior Championships 1999 Archived 2011-10-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Archived copy". www.eaa-athletics.ch. Archived from the original on 5 November 2004. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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External links※
- Gerhard Mayer at World Athletics
- Gerhard Mayer at Olympics.com
- Gerhard Mayer at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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