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Märt Israel (born 23 September 1983 in
Karksi-Nuia Karksi-Nuia (before 1987 ''Nuia''; ) is a Populated places in Estonia, town in Mulgi Parish, Viljandi County, southern Estonia close to the Latvian border. The nearest villages are Univere to the west, Polli, Estonia, Polli and Karksi to the nort ...
) is a male
discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field sport in which the participant athlete throws an oblate spheroid weight (object), weight called a discus in an attempt to mark a further distance than other competitors. It is a ...
er from
Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...
. His personal best is 66.98, achieved in May 2011 in
Chula Vista Chula Vista ( ; , ) is a city in San Diego County, California, United States. It is the second-most populous city in the San Diego metropolitan area, the seventh-most populous city in Southern California, the 15th-most populous city in the ...
(his previous best was 66.56 metres, achieved in September 2007 in
Helsingborg Helsingborg (, , ), is a Urban areas in Sweden, city and the seat of Helsingborg Municipality, Scania County, Scania (Skåne), Sweden. It is the second-largest city in Scania (after Malmö) and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, ninth ...
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* 1983 births Living people People from Karksi-Nuia Sportspeople from Viljandi County Estonian male discus throwers Olympic athletes for Estonia Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) World Athletics Championships athletes for Estonia FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Estonia Medalists at the 2007 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade FISU World University Games gold medalists for Estonia 21st-century Estonian sportsmen {{Estonia-athletics-bio-stub