Gerd is pictured above during the Discus final at the 2006 European Championships
in Gothenburg. He won the silver medal with a throw of 68.03m, 64cm back on the
gold medal winner Virgilijus Alekna who had also beaten Kanter into second place
at the previous years World Championships.
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Men's Discus Final 2006.
European Athletics Championships.
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| 1. Virgilijus ALEKNA |
|
LIT |
|
68.67 |
| 2. Gerd KANTER |
|
EST |
|
68.03 |
| 3. Aleksander TAMMERT |
|
EST |
|
66.14 |
| 4. Mario PESTANO |
|
SPA |
|
64.84 |
| 5. Michael MOLLENBECK |
|
GER |
|
64.82 |
| 6. Piotr MALACHOWSKI |
|
POL |
|
64.57 |
| 7. Rutger SMITH |
|
NED |
|
64.46 |
| 8. Lars RIEDEL |
|
GER |
|
64.11 |
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