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- Gerd Kanter (born 6 May ) is a retired Estonian discus thrower.
Born: 6th May 1979
Height: 196cm
Weight: 125kg
Arm-span: 207cm
Kanter started discus throwing at age 17. Under the supervision of his dad, Jaan Kanter. His first coach was Ando Palginõmm from Pärnu.
Kanter moved to Tallinn in 1998 and started business studies in Tallinn University Of Technology. Since then he was coached by Helgi Parts.
He graduated in 2001 and continued his studies in Estonian Business School. Due to a health problems of Helgi Parts, Aleksander Tammert Senior helped Kanter, until Raul Rebane recognized Kanter and started to build a team around him.
Raul Rebane asked his friend, a former shot putter Uno Ojand to coach Kanter. Uno agreed although he hadn’t been a coach for 20 years. Soon Raul Rebane found Vesteinn Hafsteinsson, a Icelandic discus record holder (67.64 m). When he first saw Kanter he thought: „Yes, he can be the best!“ and soon they started to work. The goal was to improve slowly and consistently every year.
First years were rough, al
Gerd Kanter - Wikipedia
- Gerd Kanter, an Estonian discus thrower, made his international debut at the Athens Olympics, though he failed to qualify for the final.
Gerd Kanter - Wikipedia
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- Born on 6th May in Tallinn, Gerd Kanter is an Estonian discus thrower who has earned a place in the history of athletics through his sturdy performances in various international competitions.
Track: A New Discus-Throwing Champion - The New York Times
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Track: A New Discus-Throwing Champion - The New York Times
| Kanter recently took some time out of his preparations to run the Tallinn Marathon to speak to us about the importance of being active and leading a healthy. | |
| However, he bounced back in 2007 to become World Champion in Osaka, Japan. | |
| Growing up in the western Estonian village of Tiduvere, World Discus Throw champion Gerd Kanter dreamed of becoming not a track and field. |
Gerd Kanter – Wikipedia
- Born on 6th May 1979 in Tallinn, Gerd Kanter is an Estonian discus thrower who has earned a place in the history of athletics through his sturdy performances in various international competitions.