Kurt Felix (athlete)

Kurt Felix
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
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) Decathlon: 8323, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Grenada
Commonwealth Games
2014 Glasgow Decathlon
Pan American Games
2015 Toronto Decathlon
Updated on August 29, 2016.

Kurt Felix (born 4 July 1988) is a Grenadian athlete who competes in the decathlon.[1][2][3] He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Personal bests

Event Result Venue Date
Outdoor
100 m 10.91 s (wind: +1.4 m/s) Canada Toronto 22 Jul 2015
Long jump 7.74 m (wind: +1.9 m/s) United States Austin, Texas 28 Mar 2012
Shot put 15.23 m A Canada Toronto 22 Jul 2015
High jump 2.15 m United States Mesa, Arizona 10 Apr 2009
400 m 48.63 s A United States Air Force Academy, Colorado 9 May 2012
400 m 48.63 s A United States Tucson, Arizona 9 Apr 2015
110 m hurdles 14.58 s (wind: -0.2 m/s) China Beijing, China 29 August 2015
Discus throw 48.27 m United States Lafayette, Indiana 7 May 2016
Pole vault 4.60 m Canada Toronto 22 Jul 2015
Pole vault 4.60 m United States Des Moines, Iowa 7 Jun 2012
Javelin throw 69.92 m Brazil Rio De Janeiro, Brazil 18 Aug 2016
1500 m 4:30.53 min Brazil Rio De Janeiro, Brazil 18 Aug 2016
Decathlon 8323 pts Brazil Rio De Janeiro, Brazil 18 Aug 2016
Indoor
60 m 7.04 s A United States Albuquerque, New Mexico 23 Feb 2012
Long jump 7.66 m United States Nampa, Idaho 10 Feb 2012
Shot put 13.71 m United States Nampa, Idaho 24 Feb 2011
High jump 2.17 m United States Nampa, Idaho 24 Feb 2011
60 m hurdles 8.38 s United States Nampa, Idaho 28 Jan 2011
Pole vault 4.45 m United States Nampa, Idaho 11 Feb 2012
1000 m 2:42.91 min United States College Station, Texas 12 Mar 2011
Heptathlon 5771 pts United States Nampa, Idaho 10/11 Feb 2012

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

References

  1. ↑ Kurt Felix profile at IAAF
  2. ↑ Felix Named MW Outdoor Track & Field Athlete of the Year, Boise State Broncos, retrieved July 23, 2015
  3. ↑ Kurt Felix - Biography, Commonwealth Games Federation, retrieved December 28, 2014


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