Markus Esser (born 3 February 1980 in Leverkusen) is a retired German hammer throw. His personal best is 81.10 metres, achieved in July 2006 in Leverkusen. This ranks him eighth among German hammer throwers, behind Ralf Haber, Heinz Weis, Karsten Kobs, Günther Rodehau, Holger Klose, Christoph Sahner and Klaus Ploghaus.
He won his only major international medal, the bronze at 2006 European Championships retrospectively after the disqualification of the original winner, Belarusian Ivan Tikhon.
Achievements Representing 1997European Junior ChampionshipsSan Sebastián, Spain16th60.58 m1998World Junior ChampionshipsAnnecy, France12th59.58 m1999European Junior ChampionshipsRiga, Latvia3rd66.68 m2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia35th (q)69.51 m2001European U23 Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands7th72.36 mAmsterdam 2001 results2002European Championships Munich, Germany29th (q)70.15 m2004Olympic GamesAthens, Greece11th72.51 m2005World Championships Helsinki, Finland3rd79.16 mIAAF World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco7th75.88 m2006European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden3rd79.19 mIAAF World Athletics Final Stuttgart, Germany4th79.19 m2007World Championships Osaka, Japan8th79.66 m2008Olympic GamesBeijing, PR China7th77.10 m2009World Championships Berlin, Germany6th76.27 m2010European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain19th (q)71.89 m2011World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea4th79.12 m2012European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland7th74.49 m2013World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia10th76.25 m
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