Märt Israel (born 23 September 1983 in

Karksi-Nuia Karksi-Nuia (before 1987 ''Nuia'') is a town in Mulgi Parish, Viljandi County, southern Estonia close to the Latvian border. The nearest villages are Univere to the west, Polli and Karksi to the north, and Kõvaküla to the south. History Kark ...

) is a male

discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an ancient sport, as demonstrated by t ...

er from

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. His personal best is 66.98, achieved in May 2011 in

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(his previous best was 66.56 metres, achieved in September 2007 in

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1983 births Living people People from Karksi-Nuia Estonian male discus throwers Olympic athletes of 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 Universiade bronze medalists for Estonia Medalists at the 2007 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade Universiade gold medalists for Estonia {{Estonia-athletics-bio-stub