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Gerd Kanter

1979 - Today

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Gerd Kanter (born 6 May 1979) is a retired Estonian discus thrower. He was the 2007 World Champion in the event and won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and bronze in London 2012. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gerd Kanter has received more than 154,942 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Gerd Kanter is the 1,715th most popular athlete (down from 1,348th in 2019), the 203rd most popular biography from Estonia (down from 177th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Estonian Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 150k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.95

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.37

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Gerd Kanter ranks 1,715 out of 6,025. Before him are Jadwiga Wajs, Folke Alnevik, Róbert Antal, Queenie Newall, Vladimír Růžička, and Kálmán Markovits. After him are Jakov Fak, Nijolė Sabaitė, Taisia Chenchik, Péter Marót, Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola, and William Hogenson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Gerd Kanter ranks 195. Before him are Andriy Nesmachniy, Clotilde Hesme, Sophie Monk, Lamar Odom, Rachael Leigh Cook, and Rie Kugimiya. After him are Natasha Lyonne, Artur Taymazov, Ma Ning, Fabrizio Miccoli, Timo Hildebrand, and Haha.

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In Estonia

Among people born in Estonia, Gerd Kanter ranks 203 out of 351. Before him are Paul Felix Schmidt (1916), Mihkel Veske (1843), Jaan Kirsipuu (1969), Hellmuth Kneser (1898), Artur Adson (1889), and Viivi Luik (1946). After him are Erika Salumäe (1962), Martin Reim (1971), Tiit Sokk (1964), Taavi Rõivas (1979), Albert Kivikas (1898), and Andrus Veerpalu (1971).

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Among ATHLETES In Estonia

Among athletes born in Estonia, Gerd Kanter ranks 17. Before him are Harald Tammer (1899), Ilmar Kullam (1922), Erki Nool (1970), Roman Steinberg (1900), Arnold Luhaäär (1905), and Kalevi Kotkas (1913). After him are Aleksander Tammert (1973), Oksana Yermakova (1973), Kaija Parve (1964), Jaak Mae (1972), Andrus Värnik (1977), and Aleksei Budõlin (1976).

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