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

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

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 [6]
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 [6]

References

  1. ↑ "1990 Athletes". Team England.
  2. ↑ "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  3. ↑ "1994 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ↑ "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  5. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  6. 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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