Alex Kruger Explained

Alex Kruger
Full Name:Alexander Eaton Kruger
Nationality:English
Birth Date:18 November 1963
Birth Place:Öhringen, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Sport:Athletics

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

YearTournamentVenueResultExtra
1988Seoul, South Korea24th[6]
1990Auckland, New Zealand4th
Split, Yugoslavia20th
1993Stuttgart, Germany19th
1994Götzis, Austria7thDecathlon
Victoria, Canada7th
1995Barcelona, Spain5th
Götzis, Austria9thDecathlon
Gothenburg, Sweden12th
1996Atlanta, Georgia, United StatesDNF

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1990 Athletes. Team England.
  2. Web site: England team in 1990. Commonwealth Games Federation. 14 October 2019. 4 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190404120931/https://thecgf.com/results/games/3042/19/all. dead.
  3. Web site: 1994 Athletes. Team England.
  4. Web site: England team in 1994. Commonwealth Games Federation. 14 October 2019. 7 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210507165937/https://thecgf.com/results/games/3043/19/all. dead.
  5. Web site: Athletes and results. Commonwealth Games Federation.
  6. Alex Kruger. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418040823/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kr/alex-kruger-1.html . dead . 2020-04-18 .

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