Alex Kruger

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Alex Kruger
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1963-11-18) 18 November 1963 (age 61)
Öhringen, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
EventDecathlon / High jump
ClubLiverpool Pembroke
Border Harriers, Carlisle

Alexander Eaton Kruger (born 18 November 1963) is a male retired decathlete from England who competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Olympics. [1]

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Biography

Kruger, born in West Germany, was a competent high jumper and won the 1984 UK Athletics Championships before switching to utilise his all-round ability to compete in decathlon. He twice finished runner-up at the 1987 AAA Championships and the 1988 AAA Championships. [2] Shortly afterwards he represented Great Britain at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul. [1]

Kruger became the British decathlon champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1989 AAA Championships held in Stoke-on-Trent [2] [3] and the following year represented England placing fourth at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand [4] [5]

Kruger regained the AAA title at the 1992 AAA Championships [2] before representing Great Britain at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. [6] [1] He represented England at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada. [7] [8] [9]

Kruger set his personal best (8,131 points) in the men's decathlon in 1995 before winning a third AAA title at the 2000 AAA Championships. [2]

Achievements

YearTournamentVenueResultExtra
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 24th [10]
1990 Commonwealth Games Auckland, New Zealand 4th
European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 20th
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 19th
1994 Hypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria7th Decathlon
Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada 7th
1995 World Indoor Championships Barcelona, Spain 5th
Hypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria9th Decathlon
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 12th
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, Georgia, United StatesDNF [10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "1990 Athletes". Team England.
  5. ↑ "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  6. ↑ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  7. ↑ "1994 Athletes". Team England.
  8. ↑ "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  9. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  10. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alex Kruger". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
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