About Gerhard Mayer
Born 1980. Gerhard Mayer is an Austrian athletics competitor.
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.
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Who is Gerhard Mayer?
athletics competitor
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Gerhard Mayer was born on 20 May 1980 in Vienna.
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Gerhard Mayer is an athletics competitor.
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Gerhard Mayer is Austrian.
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