Alex Kruger

Alexander ("Alex") Eaton Kruger (born 18 November 1963 in Öhringen, Baden-Württemberg) is a retired male decathlete from England, who was born in Germany.

Alex Kruger
Personal information
Born (1963-11-18) 18 November 1963
Öhringen, Baden-Württemberg
Sport
SportAthletics

Athletics career

He twice competed for Great Britain at the Summer Olympics (1988 and 1996). Kruger set his personal best (8,131 points) in the men's decathlon in 1995. He represented England, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand[1][2] and four years later represented England at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.[3][4][5]

Achievements
Year Tournament Venue Result Extra
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 24th
1990 Commonwealth Games Auckland, New Zealand 4th
European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 20th
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 19th
1994 Hypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria 7th Decathlon
Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada 7th
1995 World Indoor Championships Barcelona, Spain 5th
Hypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria 9th Decathlon
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 12th
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, Georgia, United States DNF

References
  1. "1990 Athletes". Team England.
  2. "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. "1994 Athletes". Team England.
  4. "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.