Kurt Felix (athlete)

Kurt Felix
Kurt Felix in 2017
Personal information
Born (1988-07-04) July 4, 1988
St. George's, Grenada
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Country  Grenada
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Combined events
College team Boise State Broncos
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) Decathlon: 8509, Ratingen, Germany
Updated on August 29, 2016.

Kurt Felix (born 4 July 1988) is a Grenadian athlete who competes in the decathlon.[1][2][3] He was the NCAA 2012 Division I Decathlon Champion[4] and was named the Mountain West Men's Outdoor Track and Field Student-Athlete of the Year.[5] He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2016 Summer Olympics and won the Bronze Medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[6] On 24–25 July 2017, Kurt participated in the 21st Stadtwerke Ratingen Mehrkampf-meeting which was part of the IAAF Combined Events Challenge.[7] He placed second at the meet with a score of 8509 points[8] and was able to set a meeting record in the Javelin Throw with a distance of 72.80m.[9][10]

On January 5, 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 his even. He then competed in the Commonwealth games where he finished forth in the decathlon with 7756 points.

Personal bests

EventResultVenueDate
Outdoor
100 m10.91 s (wind: +1.4 m/s)Canada Toronto22 Jul 2015
Long jump7.74 m (wind: +1.9 m/s)United States Austin, Texas28 Mar 2012
Shot put15.31 mGermany Ratingen24 June 2017
High jump2.15 mUnited States Mesa, Arizona10 Apr 2009
400 m48.63 s AUnited States Air Force Academy, Colorado9 May 2012
400 m48.63 sUnited States Tucson, Arizona9 Apr 2015
110 m hurdles14.58 s (wind: -0.2 m/s)China Beijing, China29 August 2015
Discus throw50.82 mUnited States Lafayette, Indiana22 April 2017
Pole vault4.60 mCanada Toronto22 Jul 2015
Pole vault4.60 mUnited States Des Moines, Iowa7 Jun 2012
Javelin throw72.80 mGermany Ratingen25 June 2017
1500 m4:30.53 minBrazil Rio De Janeiro, Brazil18 Aug 2016
Decathlon8509 ptsGermany Ratingen25 June 2017
Indoor
60 m7.00 sUnited States Portland, Oregon18 March 2016
Long jump7.66 mUnited States Nampa, Idaho10 Feb 2012
Shot put15.02 mUnited States Portland, Oregon18 March 2016
High jump2.17 mUnited States Nampa, Idaho24 Feb 2011
60 m hurdles8.31 sUnited States South Bend20 February 2016
Pole vault4.61 mUnited States West Lafeyette13 Feb 2016
1000 m2:42.91 minUnited States College Station, Texas12 Mar 2011
Heptathlon5986 ptsUnited States Portland19 March 2016

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Grenada
2004 CARIFTA Games (U17) Hamilton, Bermuda 3rd High jump 1.80 m
1st Javelin 50.29 m
2006 CARIFTA Games (U20) Les Abymes, Guadeloupe 3rd Heptathlon 4311 pts
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20) Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 9th High jump 1.90 m
5th Javelin 54.49
2007 CARIFTA Games (U20) Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands 4th Javelin 56.65 m
1st Heptathlon 4675 pts
2008 Pan American Combined Events Championships Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep. 13th Decathlon 6946 pts
2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 7th Javelin 64.54 m
5th Decathlon 7144 pts
Commonwealth Games Delhi, India 11th Decathlon 7121 pts
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom Decathlon DNF
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia Decathlon DNF
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 3rd Decathlon 8070 pts
Central American and Caribbean Games Xalapa, México 9th Javelin 58.55 m A
2015 Pan American Combined Events Cup Ottawa, Canada Decathlon DNF
Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 2nd Decathlon 8269 pts
World Championships Beijing, China 8th Decathlon 8302 pts
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 6th Heptathlon 5986 pts
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 9th Decathlon 8323 pts
2017
21st Stadtwerke Ratingen Mehrkampf-Meeting Ratingen (Stadionring), Germany 2nd Decathlon 8509 PR[11]
OECS Track And Field Championships Kirani James Athletic Stadium, Grenada 4th Discus 46.25m
1st Long Jump 7.47m
3rd High Jump 2.03m
World Championships London, United Kingdom 7th Decathlon 8227 pts[12]
Decastar Talence (Stade De Thouars), France Decathlon DNF[13]
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom DNF Heptathlon DNF
Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 4th Decathlon 7756[14]

References

  1. Kurt Felix at IAAF
  2. Felix Named MW Outdoor Track & Field Athlete of the Year, Boise State Broncos, p. po, retrieved July 23, 2015
  3. Kurt Felix - Biography, Commonwealth Games Federation, retrieved December 28, 2014
  4. https://www.flotrack.org/results/5995882-2012-ncaa-division-i-outdoor-championships/2185
  5. http://broncosports.cstv.com/sports/c-track/spec-rel/061412aaa.html
  6. "Glasgow 2014 - Kurt Felix Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  7. http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-ratingen-germany-25th-june-2017-kurt-felix-from-grenada-during-the-146696402.html
  8. https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-combined-events-challenge/21st-stadtwerke-ratingen-mehrkampf-meeting-6078/results/men/decathlon/1500-metres/points#resultheader
  9. https://www.leichtathletik.de/tv/video-detail/video-detail/detail/16724-kurt-felix-schnappt-abele-den-meeting-rekord-weg/
  10. http://www.sueddeutsche.de/news/sport/leichtathletik---ratingen-zehnkaempfer-freimuth-siegt-in-ratingen-dpa.urn-newsml-dpa-com-20090101-170625-99-990057
  11. https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-combined-events-challenge/21st-stadtwerke-ratingen-mehrkampf-meeting-6078/results/men/decathlon/1500-metres/points#resultheader
  12. https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/iaaf-world-championships-london-2017-5151/results/men/decathlon/1500-metres/points#resultheader
  13. https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-combined-events-challenge/decastar-6076/results/men/decathlon/1500-metres/points#resultheader
  14. GRENADA’S LINDON VICTOR WINS DECATHLON GOLD AT COMMONWEALTH GAMES Grenada broadcast. April 10, 2018
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Kurt Felix". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
  • Tilastopaja biography
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