Martin Kupper (born 31 May 1989, in Tallinn[1]) is an Estonian track and field athlete who competes in the discus throw. He has a personal best of 66.67 m (218 ft 8+3⁄4 in), set in 2015. He is a member of the Audentese SK sports club.[2]
He competed in the discus as a teenager and began to improve in 2010, setting a best of 55.19 m (181 ft 3⁄4 in) and coming seventh at the Nordic Under-23 Athletics Championships. He cleared the sixty-metre mark for the first time in 2011 with a new best of 60.18 m (197 ft 5+1⁄4 in) and made his debut at continental level at the 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships (competing in the qualifiers only). He improved for a third successive season in 2012, having a best of 62.32 m (204 ft 5+1⁄2 in) at the Kohila leg of the BIGBANK Kuldliiga series.[3] He threw beyond sixty metres to finish eighth at the 2013 European Cup Winter Throwing then had a throw of 65.03 m (213 ft 4 in) in August, which ranked him 22nd on the global seasonal lists.[4]
He made his debut at the European Championships in 2014 and finished the competition in ninth place. His best that year was 64.98 m (213 ft 2+1⁄4 in), putting him 26th globally.[5] He put himself at the top of the seasonal lists at the start of the following year with a 66.67 m (218 ft 8+3⁄4 in) win at the 2015 European Cup Winter Throwing – his first international medal.[6] He began to compete on the 2015 IAAF Diamond League circuit and had fourth-place finishes in Shanghai and Eugene. Further fourth places came at the FBK Games, the 2015 European Team Championships (1st League)[7] and the 2016 Summer Olympics, with a throw at 66.58 m (218 ft 5+1⁄4 in).
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | European U23 Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 15th (q) | 55.82 m |
| 2013 | European Cup Winter Throwing | Castellón de la Plana, Spain | 8th | 60.64 m |
| 2014 | European Cup Winter Throwing | Leiria, Portugal | 10th | 58.19 m |
| European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 9th | 60.89 m | |
| 2015 | European Cup Winter Throwing | Leiria, Portugal | 1st | 66.67 m |
| European Team Championships 1st League | Heraklion, Greece | 4th | 59.36 m | |
| World Championships | Beijing, China | 16th (q) | 61.59 m | |
| 2016 | European Throwing Cup | Arad, Romania | 2nd | 62.20 m |
| European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 7th | 63.55 m | |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 4th | 66.58 m | |
| 2017 | European Throwing Cup | Las Palmas, Spain | 3rd | 62.86 m |
| World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 17th (q) | 62.71 m | |
| 2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 13th (q) | 62.13 m |
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 19th (q) | 62.10 m |
