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.

Alexandra Wester

Personal information
Full name	Alexandra Valerie Wester
Nickname(s)	Alex
Nationality	German
Born	(1994-03-21) 21 March 1994 Bakau, The Gambia
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
Representing  Germany
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

References

1. "College team profile". Archived from the original on 2016-04-03. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
2. "Wester's giant leap into global championship contention". IAAF. 2 March 2016.
3. 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)