&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Kurt_Felix_2017.jpg) Kurt Felix in 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | Decathlon: 8509, Ratingen, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
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.
- ^ 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.
