Kurt Felix (athlete)
Kurt Felix (born 4 July 1988) is a Grenadian athlete who competes in the decathlon. He was the NCAA 2012 Division I Decathlon Champion and was named the Mountain West Men's Outdoor Track and Field Student-Athlete of the Year. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2016 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. On 24–25 July 2017, Kurt participated in the 21st Stadtwerke Ratingen Mehrkampf-meeting which was part of the IAAF Combined Events Challenge. He placed second at the meet with a score of 8509 points and set a meeting record in the Javelin Throw with a distance of 72.80m.
Kurt Felix in 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 4 July 1988 St. George's, Grenada | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Grenada | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Combined events | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Boise State Broncos | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | Decathlon: 8509, Ratingen, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 29 August 2016. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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.