Frantz Kruger
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's Athletics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | Sydney 2000 | Discus | |
Frantz Kruger (born May 22, 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]
He is married to Finnish former triple jumper Heli Koivula-Kruger, and received Finnish citizenship in 2007.[2] Kruger has been available to represent Finland by a special permit from the government of IAAF since August 20, 2007. In international discus competition at Helsingborg, he made a new Finnish discus record, 69.97 metres.[3]
[edit] Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Extra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | World Junior Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 1st | |
| 1998 | Commonwealth Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 2nd | |
| African Championships | Dakar, Senegal | 1st | ||
| 1999 | All-Africa Games | Johannesburg, South Africa | 1st | |
| Universiade | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | 1st | ||
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 3rd | |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 8th | |
| 2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, England | 1st | |
| 2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 6th | |
| World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 7th | ||
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 5th | |
| African Championships | Brazzaville, Congo | 1st | ||
| World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 8th | ||
| 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 6th | |
| World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 5th |
[edit] References
- IAAF profile for Frantz Kruger
- ^ Area Outdoor Records - Men - Africa - IAAF.org
- ^ http://www.iltasanomat.fi/urheilu/uutinen.asp?id=1384799 (in Finnish)
- ^ Helsingin Sanomat: Frantz Kruger SE-vireessä: 69,97 metriä (in Finnish)
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