Markus Esser
Appearance
Markus Esser in 2014 | |
Personal information | |
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Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Leverkusen, West Germany | February 3, 1980
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Weight | 99 kg (218 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | ![]() |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Hammer throw |
Club | Bayer Leverkusen |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best | 81.10 m (2006) |
Medal record |
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.[1]
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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ ""Ewige" Bestenliste der deutschen Leichtathletik" ["Eternal" list of the best in German athletics] (PDF). leichtathletik.de (in German). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2007.
- ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Markus Esser". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
- ^ Amsterdam 2001 results
External links
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Categories:
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Leverkusen
- German male hammer throwers
- Olympic male hammer throwers
- Olympic athletes for Germany
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Germany
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- German national athletics champions
- German athletics biography stubs