Gerhard Mayer

Gerhard Mayer ( born May 20, 1980 in Vienna) is an Austrian discus thrower, who won at the Universiade 2007.

Mayer starts for the SV Schwechat. He was from 2001 to 2011 eleven times in a row Austrian champion in the discus throw. At the European Championships in Gothenburg in 2006, he finished 15th place. In 2007 he won in Bangkok at the Universiade with 61,55 m. His best jump was 62.85 meters in 2005. This length he arrived at the 2008 Halle throwers days with 62,67 m and 62,75 m in Zeulenroda with pretty close. With these litters, he qualified for the Olympic Games in Beijing, where he failed his eighth qualifying group a place in the final.

On 5 May 2009 he improved his best jump in Chula Vista to 64.16 m. In the subsequent World Championships in Berlin, he finished with 63.17 meters to eighth place in the final. Since June 10, 2010 at his best jump is 65.24 meters, thrown in Rome. Gerhard Mayer is qualified and prepared by the Austrian Athletics Federation for the European Championships 2012 in Helsinki, already from the previous year, it is for the 2012 Olympic Games in London and qualified fix nominated by the Austrian Olympic Committee. In his third European Championships for the first time succeeded him the finals, where he finished eighth overall place with 62,85 m. In London it was less good for Mayer: With 60.81 meters he remained in 24th qualifying well below his expectations.

Gerhard Mayer has a contest weight of 105 kg at a height of 1.91 m. His coach is the javelin thrower Gregor Högler.