Alexandra Wester
Alexandra Valerie "Alex" Wester (born 21 March 1994) is a German athlete specialising in the long jump.[3] She made her major competition debut at the 2016 World Indoor Championships finishing sixth.
Personal information | |
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Full name | Alexandra Valerie Wester |
Nickname(s) | Alex |
Nationality | German |
Born | Bakau, The Gambia | 21 March 1994
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Long jump |
College team | University of Miami Hurricanes[1] |
Club | ASV Köln[2] |
Coached by | Ulrich Knapp |
She was born in The Gambia to a German father and a Ghanaian mother.[2] Earlier in her career, she competed in combined events but decided to specialise in the long jump after problems with injuries.
Her personal bests in the event are 6.79 metres outdoors (Oberteuringen 2016) and 6.95 metres indoors (Berlin 2016).
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, United States | 6th | Long jump | 6.67 m |
European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 7th | Long jump | 6.51 m | |
Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 34th (q) | Long jump | 5.98 m | |
2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 8th | Long jump | 6.53 m |
World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 23rd (q) | Long jump | 6.27 m | |
2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 15th (q) | Long jump | 6.55 m |
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References
- "College team profile". Archived from the original on 2016-04-03. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
- "Wester's giant leap into global championship contention". IAAF. 2 March 2016.
- Alexandra Wester at World Athletics
External links
- Alexandra Wester at the International Olympic Committee
- Alexandra Wester at the Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund (in German)
- Alex Wester at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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