Kurt Felix (born 4 July 1988) is a Grenadian athlete who competes in the decathlon.[2][3][4] He was the NCAA 2012 Division I Decathlon Champion[5] and was named the Mountain West Men's Outdoor Track and Field Student-Athlete of the Year.[6] He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2016 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[7] On 24–25 July 2017, Kurt participated in the 21st Stadtwerke Ratingen Mehrkampf-meeting which was part of the IAAF Combined Events Challenge.[8] He placed second at the meet with a score of 8509 points[9] and set a meeting record in the Javelin Throw with a distance of 72.80m.[10][11]
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| Born | 4 July 1988 St. George's, Grenada | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Grenada | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Combined events | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Boise State Broncos | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | Decathlon: 8509, Ratingen, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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On 5 January 2018 at the National Sports Awards, Kurt received the Presidential Award of Merrit for 2017 from the Grenada Olympic Committee. He opened his 2018 Season by taking part in the Hepathlon competition at the World Indoor Championships but did not finish. He then competed in the Commonwealth Games where he finished forth in the decathlon with 7756 points.
His younger brother Lindon Victor is also a decathlete.
Personal bests
edit| Event | Result | Venue | Date |
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| Outdoor | |||
| 100 m | 10.91 s (wind: +1.4 m/s) |  Toronto |
22 Jul 2015 |
| Long jump | 7.74 m (wind: +1.9 m/s) |  Austin, Texas |
28 Mar 2012 |
| Shot put | 15.31 m |  Ratingen |
24 June 2017 |
| High jump | 2.15 m | Mesa, Arizona |
10 Apr 2009 |
| 400 m | 48.63 s A | Air Force Academy, Colorado |
9 May 2012 |
| 400 m | 48.63 s | Tucson, Arizona |
9 Apr 2015 |
| 110 m hurdles | 14.58 s (wind: -0.2 m/s) |  Beijing, China |
29 August 2015 |
| Discus throw | 50.82 m | Lafayette, Indiana |
22 April 2017 |
| Pole vault | 4.60 m | Toronto |
22 Jul 2015 |
| Pole vault | 4.60 m | Des Moines, Iowa |
7 Jun 2012 |
| Javelin throw | 72.80 m | Ratingen |
25 June 2017 |
| 1500 m | 4:30.53 min |  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
18 Aug 2016 |
| Decathlon | 8509 pts | Ratingen |
25 June 2017 |
| Indoor | |||
| 60 m | 7.00 s | Portland, Oregon |
18 March 2016 |
| Long jump | 7.66 m | Nampa, Idaho |
10 Feb 2012 |
| Shot put | 15.02 m | Portland, Oregon |
18 March 2016 |
| High jump | 2.17 m | Nampa, Idaho |
24 Feb 2011 |
| 60 m hurdles | 8.31 s | South Bend |
20 February 2016 |
| Pole vault | 4.61 m | West Lafayette |
13 Feb 2016 |
| 1000 m | 2:42.91 min | College Station, Texas |
12 Mar 2011 |
| Heptathlon | 5986 pts | Portland |
19 March 2016 |
Competition record
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Kurt FELIX". olympicchannel.com. Olympic Channel Services. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ Kurt Felix at World Athletics
- ^ Felix Named MW Outdoor Track & Field Athlete of the Year, Boise State Broncos, p. po, archived from the original on 28 December 2014, retrieved 23 July 2015
- ^ Kurt Felix - Biography, Commonwealth Games Federation, archived from the original on 28 December 2014, retrieved 28 December 2014
- ^ "2012 NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships". Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "Felix Named MW Outdoor Track & Field Athlete of the Year - Boise State University Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Kurt Felix Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "Ratingen, Germany. 25th June, 2017. Kurt Felix from Grenada during Stock Photo, Royalty Free Image: 146696402 - Alamy". Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "Decathlon Men 21st Stadtwerke Ratingen Mehrkampf-Meeting". IAAF. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
- ^ "Kurt Felix schnappt Abele den Meeting-Rekord weg | das Leichtathletik-Portal". Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "Zehnkämpfer Freimuth siegt in Ratingen - Sport-News - Süddeutsche.de". Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "1500 Metres Points | 21st Stadtwerke Ratingen Mehrkampf-Meeting | iaaf.org". Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "1500 Metres Points | IAAF World Championships London 2017 | iaaf.org". Archived from the original on 14 August 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ "1500 Metres Points | Decastar | iaaf.org". Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ GRENADA’S LINDON VICTOR WINS DECATHLON GOLD AT COMMONWEALTH GAMES Archived 11 April 2018 at the Wayback Machine Grenada broadcast. 10 April 2018
External links
edit- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kurt Felix". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
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