Gerhard Mayer (born 20 May 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. Mayer is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's discus event at the 2007 Summer Universiade in Bangkok, Thailand.
Achievements Representing 1999European Junior ChampionshipsRiga, Latvia6th49.65 mEuropean Junior Championships 1999 2001European U23 ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands10th53.30 m2005Universiadeİzmir, Turkey9th58.29 m2006European ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden15th (q)59.54 m2007UniversiadeBangkok, Thailand1st61.55 m2008Summer OlympicsBeijing, China18th (q)61.32 m2009World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany8th63.17 m2010European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain15th (q)60.76 m2011World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea21st (q)61.47 m2012European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland7th62.85 mSummer OlympicsLondon, United Kingdom24th (q)60.81 m2013World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia18th (q)59.85 m2014European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland15th (q)60.78 m2015World ChampionshipsBeijing, China30th (q)57.73 m
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