Markus Esser

Markus Esser (born 3 February 1980 in Leverkusen) is a retired German hammer throw. 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, Günther Rodehau, Holger Klose, Christoph Sahner and Klaus Ploghaus.^[1]

Markus Esser

Markus Esser in 2014
Personal information
Nationality	Germany
Born	(1980-02-03) February 3, 1980 (age 45) Leverkusen, West Germany
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	99 kg (218 lb)
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Athletics
Event	Hammer throw
Club	Bayer Leverkusen
Achievements and titles
Personal best	81.10 m (2006)
Medal record Representing  Germany World Championships 2005 Helsinki Hammer throw European Championships 2006 Gothenburg Hammer throw

He won his only major international medal, the bronze at 2006 European Championships retrospectively after the disqualification of the original winner, Belarusian Ivan Tikhon.

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[2]	Sydney, Australia	35th (q)	69.51 m
2001	European U23 Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	7th	72.36 m[3]
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	29th (q)	70.15 m
2004	Olympic Games[2]	Athens, Greece	11th	72.51 m
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	3rd	79.16 m
	IAAF World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	7th	75.88 m
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	3rd	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[2]	Beijing, PR China	7th	77.10 m
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	6th	76.27 m
2010	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	19th (q)	71.89 m
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	4th	79.12 m
2012	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	7th	74.49 m
2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	10th	76.25 m