Gerhard Mayer
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Gerhard Mayer at The London 2012 Summer Olympic Games
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| Born | May 20, 1980 | ||||||||||||
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| Weight | 109 kg (240 lb) | ||||||||||||
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| Country |  Austria |
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Discus | ||||||||||||
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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.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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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 | 1st | 61.55 m |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | 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 |
| Olympic Games | 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 |
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