best throw ever at that point. He finished just outside the medals at the 2010 European Athletics Championships, coming fourth, but managed to win the silver medal at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics behind Robert Harting. He ended that year with a season's best throw of 67.99 m at the Kamila Skolimowska Memorial. He retired from competition after the 2018 season. Achievements Honours Estonian Sportsman of the Year: 2007, 2008, 2011 European Athlete of the Month: April 2009, April 2010, September 2014 Orders Order of the Estonian Red Cross, 1st Class: 2009 Order of the White Star, 4th Class: 2006 References External links NBC Olympics – Athlete profile Gerd Kanter official page Gerd Kanter page 1979 births Living people Athletes from Tallinn Estonian male discus throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Estonia Olympic gold medalists for Estonia Olympic bronze medalists for Estonia World Athletics Championships medalists European Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Estonia Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic male discus throwers Universiade gold medalists for Estonia Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 1st Class Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 4th Class Diamond League winners IAAF Continental Cup winners World Athletics Championships winners Medalists at the 2005 Summer Universiade