Frantz Kruger

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Frantz Kruger (born 22 May 1975 in Kempton Park, South Africa) is a South African born Finnish discus thrower who won the Olympic bronze medal in 2000. He is also a double African champion. His personal best throw of 70.32 metres, achieved in May 2002 in Salon-de-Provence, is the current African record. [1]

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He was married to Finnish former triple jumper Heli Koivula Kruger (divorced 2016), and received Finnish citizenship in 2007. [2] Kruger has been available to represent Finland by a special permit from the government of IAAF since 20 August 2007. In international discus competition at Helsingborg, he set a new Finnish discus record, 69.97 metres. [3]

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
1994 African Junior Championships Algiers, Algeria 1stShot put14.17 m
1stDiscus throw55.86 m
World Junior Championships Lisbon, Portugal 1stDiscus throw 58.22 m
1997 Universiade Catania, Italy6thDiscus throw 61.64 m
1998 African Championships Dakar, Senegal 1stDiscus throw62.17 m
Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2ndDiscus throw 63.93 m
1999 Universiade Palma de Mallorca, Spain 1stDiscus throw 66.90 m
World Championships Seville, Spain 17th (q)Discus throw 62.02 m
All-Africa Games Johannesburg, South Africa 1stDiscus throw 61.02 m
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 3rdDiscus throw 68.19 m
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 8thDiscus throw 65.27 m
Goodwill Games Brisbane, Australia1stDiscus throw 67.84 m
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 1stDiscus throw 66.39 m
2003 World Championships Paris, France 6thDiscus throw 65.26 m
World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 7thDiscus throw60.05 m
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece5thDiscus throw 64.34 m
African Championships Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 1stDiscus throw 63.85 m
World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 8thDiscus throw59.65 m
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 6thDiscus throw 64.23 m
World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco5thDiscus throw63.19 m
Representing Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 19th (q)Discus throw 60.72 m
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 11thDiscus throw 61.98 m
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 12thDiscus throw 59.77 m
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 19th (q)Discus throw 59.55 m

See also

References

  1. ↑ Area Outdoor Records - Men - Africa - IAAF.org
  2. ↑ "Frantz Kruger sai Suomen kansalaisuuden" (in Finnish). 13 June 2007. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  3. ↑ Jarmo Färdig (16 September 2007). "Helsingin Sanomat: Frantz Kruger SE-vireessä: 69,97 metriä" (in Finnish). Retrieved 9 October 2019.


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