Margus Hunt

Margus Hunt
Margus Hunt
SMU MustangsNo. 92
Defensive End Junior
Major: Business
Date of birth: 14 July 1987 (1987-07-14) (age 24)
Place of birth: Karksi-Nuia, Estonia
Height: 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Weight: 295 lb (134 kg; 21 st 1 lb)
Career history
 College(s):
  • SMU (2009-present)
Career highlights and awards
Stats at ESPN.com

Margus Hunt (born 14 July 1987 in Karksi-Nuia) is an Estonian multi-sport athlete who competes in the discus throw and shot put in addition to playing college football. He is the former world junior record holder in discus throw.[1]

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Athletics

Hunt grew up in the small town Karksi-Nuia, and took up athletics because "there wasnt much to do". After trying decathlon he decided to concentrate on the throwing eventsdiscus, shot and hammer throw. Hunt started training with Aleksander Tammert, an Olympic bronze medalist in discus throw from the 2004 Summer Olympics. Hunt competed in hammer throw at the 2003 World Youth Championships and discus at the 2004 World Junior Championships, placing eighth and sixth respectively.

In 2005 he won his first title at the European Junior Championships in Kaunas, throwing 62.19 metres with the 1.75 kg discus.

In 2006 at the World Junior Championships in Beijing Hunt established a new world junior record of 66.35 metres in his first throw on the qualifying round. At the final competition Hunt improved his own world junior record to 66.68 m in the fourth round and then 67.32 m in the sixth and final round. His gold medal was the first World Junior gold medal for Estonia.

Three days later he won the gold medal in the shot put by 20.53 metres in the final, beating the closest competitor Mostafa Abdul El-Moaty by 39 centimetres. Hunt became the first athlete to win the gold medal both in shot and discus at the World Junior Championships, outperforming Rutger Smith of the Netherlands who won a gold and a bronze in 2000. His winning distance of 20.53 m was a national junior record with the 6 kg shot.

His personal best hammer throw result is 64.89 made on 28 March 2008 in Arlington, Texas.[2][3] His personal best shot put result is 17.98 made on 22 March 2008 in Waco.[4]

His personal best with the senior 2 kg discus is 61.33 meters made on 6 July 2010 in Viljandi.

Football career

Since 2007, Margus Hunt has attended Southern Methodist University. Since 2009, he plays American football with SMU Mustangs.[1] On October 12, 2009, Margus Hunt has been named the Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Week.[5] On November 7 Hunt broke the SMU school record for blocked kicks in a season when he blocked an extra point try and a field goal against Rice.[6] In his first 14 games at SMU he blocked 8 kicks, putting him in the top 10 in blocked kicks among all NCAA players.[7]

Achievements

Year Tournament Venue Event Result Mark
Representing  Estonia
2003 Youth World Championships Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada Hammer throw (5 kg) 8th 64.77 PB
2004 World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy Discus Throw (1.75 kg) 6th 58.30 PB
2005 Junior European Championships Kaunas, Lithuania Discus throw (1.75 kg) 1st 62.19 CR, NJR
2006 Junior World Championships Beijing, China Shot put (6 kg) 1st 20.53 WJL
Discus throw (1.75 kg) 1st 67.32 WJL
European Cup First League Group A Prague, Czech Republic Hammer throw 6th 60.21 SB
2007 European U23 Championships Debrecen, Hungary Discus Throw 6th 56.49

References

  1. ^ "Margus Hunt" From www.iaaf.org, Retrieved October 18, 2009.
  2. ^ "News, March 2008" (in Estonian). margushunt.ee. March 29, 2008. http://www.margushunt.ee/et/news.html?month_filter=03-2008. Retrieved 2009-10-28. 
  3. ^ "Margus Hunt hammer throw record" From www.ekjl.ee, Retrieved October 18, 2009.
  4. ^ "Margus Hunt Shot put record" From www.ekjl.ee, Retrieved October 18, 2009.
  5. ^ "Hunt Named C-USA Special Teams Player of the Week" From smumustangs.cstv.com, Retrieved December 28, 2009.
  6. ^ http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/colleges/smu/stories/DN-smubriefs_08spo.ART.State.Edition2.4bb43f4.html
  7. ^ Hunt blocks another FG attempt SportsDayDFW by the Dallas Morning News, Kate Hairopoulos. September 5, 2010

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