Martin Kupper

Martin Kupper
Kupper during 2015 European Team Championships First League
Personal information
NationalityEstonian
Born (1989-05-31) 31 May 1989 (age 35)
Tallinn, Estonia
Sport
Country Estonia
SportAthletics
EventDiscus
Achievements and titles
Personal best66.67 (2015)

Martin Kupper (born 31 May 1989, in Tallinn[1]) is an Estonian track and field athlete who competes in the discus throw. He has a personal best of 66.67 m (218 ft 8+3⁄4 in), set in 2015. He is a member of the Audentese SK sports club.[2]

He competed in the discus as a teenager and began to improve in 2010, setting a best of 55.19 m (181 ft 3⁄4 in) 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 60.18 m (197 ft 5+1⁄4 in) 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 62.32 m (204 ft 5+1⁄2 in) at the Kohila leg of the BIGBANK Kuldliiga [et] series.[3] He threw beyond sixty metres to finish eighth at the 2013 European Cup Winter Throwing then had a throw of 65.03 m (213 ft 4 in) in August, which ranked him 22nd on the global seasonal lists.[4]

He made his debut at the European Championships in 2014 and finished the competition in ninth place. His best that year was 64.98 m (213 ft 2+1⁄4 in), putting him 26th globally.[5] He put himself at the top of the seasonal lists at the start of the following year with a 66.67 m (218 ft 8+3⁄4 in) win at the 2015 European Cup Winter Throwing – his first international medal.[6] 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)[7] and the 2016 Summer Olympics, with a throw at 66.58 m (218 ft 5+1⁄4 in).

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Result
2011 European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 15th (q) 55.82 m
2013 European Cup Winter Throwing Castellón de la Plana, Spain 8th 60.64 m
2014 European Cup Winter Throwing Leiria, Portugal 10th 58.19 m
European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 9th 60.89 m
2015 European Cup Winter Throwing Leiria, Portugal 1st 66.67 m
European Team Championships 1st League Heraklion, Greece 4th 59.36 m
World Championships Beijing, China 16th (q) 61.59 m
2016 European Throwing Cup Arad, Romania 2nd 62.20 m
European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 7th 63.55 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 4th 66.58 m
2017 European Throwing Cup Las Palmas, Spain 3rd 62.86 m
World Championships London, United Kingdom 17th (q) 62.71 m
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 13th (q) 62.13 m
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 19th (q) 62.10 m

References

  1. ^ ESBL Kupper, Martin. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  2. ^ Martin Kupper. European Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-08-03.
  3. ^ Martin Kupper. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2015-08-03.
  4. ^ Discus Throw - men - senior - outdoor - 2013. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-08-03.
  5. ^ Discus Throw - men - senior - outdoor - 2014. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-08-03.
  6. ^ Minshull, Phil (2015-03-15). Muller, Kupper and Pars impress at the European Cup Winter Throwing . IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-08-03.
  7. ^ Martin Kupper. Diamond League. Retrieved on 2015-08-03.