Gerhard Mayer
Austrian discus thrower / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gerhard Mayer (born May 20, 1980 in Vienna) is a male discus thrower from Austria.
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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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Country | Austria | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Discus | ||||||||||||||
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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.