Magnus Kirt

Magnus Kirt
Personal information
Born (1990-04-10) 10 April 1990
Education Tallinn University of Technology[1]
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Weight 87 kg (192 lb)
Sport
Country  Estonia
Sport Track and field
Event(s) Javelin throw
Club TTÜ SK[3]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 89.75 m (2018)
Medal record
European Championships
2018 BerlinJavelin throw
Updated on 9 August 2018.

Magnus Kirt (born 10 April 1990) is an Estonian track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. His personal best of 89.75 m is the Estonian record.

Career

He competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing without qualifying for the final.

On 3 June 2018 he broke former world champion Andrus Värnik's long-standing national record with 88.45 m at the 54th Gustav Sule memorial competition in Tartu.[4] He then threw 88.73 m on 5 June 2018 at Paavo Nurmi Games.[5] On 13 July 2018 he further improved at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Rabat, taking the national record and meeting record to 89.75 m.[6] In August, he won bronze at the 2018 European Athletics Championships with a throw of 85.96 m.[7]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Estonia
2009 European Junior Championships Novi Sad, Serbia 22nd (q) Javelin throw 63.75 m
2011 European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 18th (q) Javelin throw 66.32 m
2013 Universiade Kazan, Russia 16th (q) Javelin throw 69.11 m
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 22nd (q) Javelin throw 74.33 m
2015 Universiade Gwangju, South Korea 8th Javelin throw 76.65 m
World Championships Beijing, China 22nd (q) Javelin throw 78.84 m
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 26th (q) Javelin throw 74.64 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 23rd (q) Javelin throw 79.33 m
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 11th Javelin throw 80.48 m
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 3rd Javelin throw 85.96 m

Seasonal bests by year

  • 2009 – 72.97
  • 2010 – 71.41
  • 2011 – 70.07
  • 2012 – 76.97
  • 2013 – 79.82
  • 2014 – 79.70
  • 2015 – 86.65
  • 2016 – 84.47
  • 2017 – 86.06
  • 2018 – 89.75

References

  1. ↑ 2015 Universiade profile
  2. ↑ 2013 Universiade profile
  3. ↑ EAA profile
  4. ↑ "Kirt breaks Estonian javelin record with 88.45m in Tartu". european-athletics.org. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Wlodarczyk and top Spaniards the headliners in Madrid". iaaf.org. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  6. ↑ "Javelin Throw men". iaaf.org. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  7. ↑ Javelin Throw Men European Athletic Association


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