Markus Esser

Markus Esser (born 3 February 1980 in Leverkusen) is a male hammer thrower from Germany. His personal best is 81.10 metres, achieved in July 2006 in Leverkusen. This ranks him eighth among German hammer throwers, behind Ralf Haber, Heinz Weis, Karsten Kobs, Günter Rodehau, Holger Klose, Christoph Sahner and Klaus Ploghaus. ^[1]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Germany
1997	European Junior Championships	San Sebastián, Spain	16th	60.58 m
1998	World Junior Championships	Annecy, France	12th	59.58 m
1999	European Junior Championships	Riga, Latvia	3rd	66.68 m
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	35th	69.51 m
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	29th	70.15 m
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	11th	72.51 m
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	4th	79.16 m
	IAAF World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	7th	75.88 m
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	4th	79.19 m
	IAAF World Athletics Final	Stuttgart, Germany	4th	79.19 m
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	8th	79.66 m
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, PR China	7th	77.10 m
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	6th	76.27 m

References

1. ^ German all-time lists (updated September 2006)

External links

• IAAF profile for Markus Esser
• Leverkusen who's who

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Name	Esser, Markus
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Date of birth	3 February 1980
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