Frantz Kruger’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro Athletics competitor
Is Athlete 
From South Africa 
Finland 
Type Sports 
Gender male
Birth 22 May 1975, Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
Age: 45 years
Stats
Height: 203

Frantz Kruger (born 22 May 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.

He is married to Finnish former triple jumper Heli Koivula Kruger, and received Finnish citizenship in 2007. Kruger has been available to represent Finland by a special permit from the government of IAAF since 20 August 2007. In international discus competition at Helsingborg, he set a new Finnish discus record, 69.97 metres.

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  South Africa
1994 African Junior Championships Algiers, Algeria 1st Shot put 14.17 m
1st Discus throw 55.86 m
World Junior Championships Lisbon, Portugal 1st Discus throw 58.22 m
1997 Universiade Catania, Italy 6th Discus throw 61.64 m
1998 African Championships Dakar, Senegal 1st Discus throw 62.17 m
Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2nd Discus throw 63.93 m
1999 Universiade Palma de Mallorca, Spain 1st Discus throw 66.90 m
World Championships Seville, Spain 17th (q) Discus throw 62.02 m
All-Africa Games Johannesburg, South Africa 1st Discus throw 61.02 m
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 3rd Discus throw 68.19 m
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 8th Discus throw 65.27 m
Goodwill Games Brisbane, Australia 1st Discus throw 67.84 m
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 1st Discus throw 66.39 m
2003 World Championships Paris, France 6th Discus throw 65.26 m
World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 7th Discus throw 60.05 m
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 5th Discus throw 64.34 m
African Championships Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 1st Discus throw 63.85 m
World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 8th Discus throw 59.65 m
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 6th Discus throw 64.23 m
World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 5th Discus throw 63.19 m
Representing  Finland
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 19th (q) Discus throw 60.72 m
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 11th Discus throw 61.98 m
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 12th Discus throw 59.77 m
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 19th (q) Discus throw 59.55 m
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