Birth Date: | 20 May 1980 |
Birth Place: | Vienna, Austria |
Weight: | 109kg (240lb) |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | Discus |
Updated: | 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.[1] Mayer is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's discus event at the 2007 Summer Universiade in Bangkok, Thailand.
Representing | |||||
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1999 | European Junior Championships | Riga, Latvia | 6th | 49.65 m[2] | |
2001 | European U23 Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 10th | 53.30 m[3] | |
2005 | Universiade | İzmir, Turkey | 9th | 58.29 m | |
2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 15th (q) | 59.54 m | |
2007 | Universiade | Bangkok, Thailand | bgcolor=gold | 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 |