# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/gerd-kanter
# Generated: 2026-08-13T05:16:02.044Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/gerd-kanter"
name: "Gerd Kanter"
slug: "gerd-kanter"
description: "Gerd Kanter is an Estonian retired discus thrower. He was the 2007 World Champion in the event and won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and bronze in London 2012. His personal best throw of 73.38 m is the Estonian record and the fourth best mark of all time."
tagline: "Estonian athletics competitor and coach (born 1979)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Kanter%2C_Gerd.IMG_8513.JPG?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Athletes"
  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
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  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1979-05-06"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           20.95925333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  65
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/gerdkanter/"
    handle:    "gerdkanter"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump