Magnus Kirt
Personal information | ||||||||
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Born | 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 |
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Sport | Track and field | |||||||
Event(s) | Javelin throw | |||||||
Club | TTÜ SK[3] | |||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||
Personal best(s) | 89.75 m (2018) | |||||||
Medal record
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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 |
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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
- ↑ 2015 Universiade profile
- ↑ 2013 Universiade profile
- ↑ EAA profile
- ↑ "Kirt breaks Estonian javelin record with 88.45m in Tartu". european-athletics.org. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ↑ "Wlodarczyk and top Spaniards the headliners in Madrid". iaaf.org. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ↑ "Javelin Throw men". iaaf.org. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ↑ Javelin Throw Men European Athletic Association
External links
- Magnus Kirt at IAAF
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