Martin Kupper (born 31 May 1989, in TallinnESBL Kupper, Martin. Retrieved 1 March 2018.) is an Estonian track and field athlete who competes in the discus throw. He has a personal best of , set in 2015. He is a member of the Audentese SK sports club.Martin Kupper. European Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-08-03.
He competed in the discus as a teenager and began to improve in 2010, setting a best of and coming seventh at the Nordic Under-23 Athletics Championships. He cleared the sixty-metre mark for the first time in 2011 with a new best of and made his debut at continental level at the 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships (competing in the qualifiers only). He improved for a third successive season in 2012, having a best of at the Kohila leg of the series.Martin Kupper. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2015-08-03. He threw beyond sixty metres to finish eighth at the 2013 European Cup Winter Throwing then had a throw of in August, which ranked him 22nd on the global seasonal lists.Discus Throw - men - senior - outdoor - 2013. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-08-03.
He made his debut at the European Championships in 2014 and finished the competition in ninth place. His best that year was , putting him 26th globally.Discus Throw - men - senior - outdoor - 2014. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-08-03. He put himself at the top of the seasonal lists at the start of the following year with a win at the 2015 European Cup Winter Throwing – his first international medal.Minshull, Phil (2015-03-15). Muller, Kupper and Pars impress at the European Cup Winter Throwing . IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-08-03. He began to compete on the 2015 IAAF Diamond League circuit and had fourth-place finishes in Shanghai and Eugene. Further fourth places came at the FBK Games, the 2015 European Team Championships (1st League)Martin Kupper. Diamond League. Retrieved on 2015-08-03. and the 2016 Summer Olympics, with a throw at .
International competitions 2011European U23 ChampionshipsOstrava, Czech Republic15th (q)55.82 m2013European Cup Winter ThrowingCastellón de la Plana, Spain8th60.64 m2014European Cup Winter ThrowingLeiria, Portugal10th58.19 mEuropean ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland9th60.89 m2015European Cup Winter ThrowingLeiria, Portugal1st66.67 mEuropean Team Championships 1st LeagueHeraklion, Greece4th59.36 mWorld ChampionshipsBeijing, China16th (q)61.59 m2016European Throwing CupArad, Romania2nd62.20 mEuropean ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands7th63.55 mOlympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil4th66.58 m2017European Throwing CupLas Palmas, Spain3rd62.86 mWorld ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom17th (q)62.71 m2018European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany13th (q)62.13 m2019World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar19th (q)62.10 m
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