Märt Israel Explained

Birth Date:23 September 1983
Birth Place:Karksi-Nuia
Weight:128kg (282lb)
Sport:Athletics
Event:Discus
Coach:Vésteinn Hafsteinsson[1]
Education:Tallinn University of Technology
Updated:12 August 2012

Märt Israel (born 23 September 1983 in Karksi-Nuia) is a male discus thrower from Estonia. His personal best is 66.98, achieved in May 2011 in Chula Vista (his previous best was 66.56 metres, achieved in September 2007 in Helsingborg).

Achievements

Representing
2002World Junior ChampionshipsKingston, Jamaica7th59.43 m[2]
2003European U23 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland8th54.86 m
UniversiadeDaegu, South Korea12th53.57 m
2005Universiadeİzmir, Turkey11th57.63 m
2006Gothenburg, Sweden14th (q)59.80 m
2007Bangkok, Thailand3rd60.32 m
2008Beijing, China14th (q)61.98 m
2009Belgrade, Serbia4th63.35 m
2010Barcelona, Spain9th62.59 m
2011Shenzhen, China1st64.07 m
Daegu, South Korea4th65.20 m
2012European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland17th (q)60.59 m
Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom25th (q)60.34 m
2014European ChampionshipsZürich, SwitzerlandNM

References

  1. http://www.ekjl.ee/content/editor/files/Yldine/Team%20Estonia_veebiformaat.pdf 2014 EC bio
  2. (1.750kg)