Kurt Felix (athlete)
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]
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| Born | 4 July 1988 St. George's, Grenada | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 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 his even. 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
| Event | Result | Venue | Date |
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| Outdoor | |||
| 100 m | 10.91 s (wind: +1.4 m/s) | .svg.png){kind=small} | 22 Jul 2015 |
| Long jump | 7.74 m (wind: +1.9 m/s) |  | 28 Mar 2012 |
| Shot put | 15.31 m |  | 24 June 2017 |
| High jump | 2.15 m | | 10 Apr 2009 |
| 400 m | 48.63 s A | | 9 May 2012 |
| 400 m | 48.63 s | | 9 Apr 2015 |
| 110 m hurdles | 14.58 s (wind: -0.2 m/s) |  | 29 August 2015 |
| Discus throw | 50.82 m | | 22 April 2017 |
| Pole vault | 4.60 m | | 22 Jul 2015 |
| Pole vault | 4.60 m | | 7 Jun 2012 |
| Javelin throw | 72.80 m | | 25 June 2017 |
| 1500 m | 4:30.53 min |  | 18 Aug 2016 |
| Decathlon | 8509 pts | | 25 June 2017 |
| Indoor | |||
| 60 m | 7.00 s | | 18 March 2016 |
| Long jump | 7.66 m | | 10 Feb 2012 |
| Shot put | 15.02 m | | 18 March 2016 |
| High jump | 2.17 m | | 24 Feb 2011 |
| 60 m hurdles | 8.31 s | | 20 February 2016 |
| Pole vault | 4.61 m | | 13 Feb 2016 |
| 1000 m | 2:42.91 min | | 12 Mar 2011 |
| Heptathlon | 5986 pts | | 19 March 2016 |
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 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 | – | Heptathlon | DNF |
| Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 4th | Decathlon | 7756[14] | |
| 2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | – | Decathlon | DNF |
References
- Kurt Felix at World Athletics
- Felix Named MW Outdoor Track & Field Athlete of the Year, Boise State Broncos, p. po, retrieved 23 July 2015
- Kurt Felix - Biography, Commonwealth Games Federation, retrieved 28 December 2014
- https://www.flotrack.org/results/5995882-2012-ncaa-division-i-outdoor-championships/2185
- http://broncosports.cstv.com/sports/c-track/spec-rel/061412aaa.html
- "Glasgow 2014 - Kurt Felix Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-ratingen-germany-25th-june-2017-kurt-felix-from-grenada-during-the-146696402.html
- "Decathlon Men 21st Stadtwerke Ratingen Mehrkampf-Meeting". IAAF. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
- https://www.leichtathletik.de/tv/video-detail/video-detail/detail/16724-kurt-felix-schnappt-abele-den-meeting-rekord-weg/
- http://www.sueddeutsche.de/news/sport/leichtathletik---ratingen-zehnkaempfer-freimuth-siegt-in-ratingen-dpa.urn-newsml-dpa-com-20090101-170625-99-990057
- https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-combined-events-challenge/21st-stadtwerke-ratingen-mehrkampf-meeting-6078/results/men/decathlon/1500-metres/points#resultheader
- https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/iaaf-world-championships-london-2017-5151/results/men/decathlon/1500-metres/points#resultheader
- https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-combined-events-challenge/decastar-6076/results/men/decathlon/1500-metres/points#resultheader
- GRENADA’S LINDON VICTOR WINS DECATHLON GOLD AT COMMONWEALTH GAMES Grenada broadcast. 10 April 2018
External links
- 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.
- Tilastopaja biography
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