Kurt Felix (decathlete)
Grenadian athlete
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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]
Kurt Felix in 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 4 July 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  Grenada | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Combined events | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Boise State Broncos | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal bests | 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.[12]
Personal bests
| Event | Result | Venue | Date |
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| Outdoor | |||
| 100 m | 10.91 s (wind: +1.4 m/s) | Toronto, Canada | 22 July 2015 |
| Long jump | 7.74 m (wind: +1.9 m/s) | Austin, United States | 28 March 2012 |
| Shot put | 15.31 m | Ratingen, Germany | 24 June 2017 |
| High jump | 2.15 m | Mesa, United States | 10 April 2009 |
| 400 m | 48.63 s A | Air Force Academy, United States | 9 May 2012 |
| 400 m | 48.63 s | Tucson, United States | 9 April 2015 |
| 110 m hurdles | 14.58 s (wind: -0.2 m/s) | Beijing, China | 29 August 2015 |
| Discus throw | 50.82 m | Lafayette, United States | 22 April 2017 |
| Pole vault | 4.60 m | Toronto, Canada | 22 July 2015 |
| Pole vault | 4.60 m | Des Moines, United States | 7 June 2012 |
| Javelin throw | 72.80 m | Ratingen, Germany | 25 June 2017 |
| 1500 m | 4:30.53 min | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 18 August 2016 |
| Decathlon | 8509 pts | Ratingen, Germany | 25 June 2017 |
| Indoor | |||
| 60 m | 7.00 s | Portland, United States | 18 March 2016 |
| Long jump | 7.66 m | Nampa, United States | 10 February 2012 |
| Shot put | 15.02 m | Portland, United States | 18 March 2016 |
| High jump | 2.17 m | Nampa, United States | 24 February 2011 |
| 60 m hurdles | 8.31 s | South Bend, United States | 20 February 2016 |
| Pole vault | 4.61 m | West Lafayette, United States | 13 February 2016 |
| 1000 m | 2:42.91 min | College Station, United States | 12 March 2011 |
| Heptathlon | 5986 pts | Portland, United States | 19 March 2016 |
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 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, Dominican Republic | 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, Mexico | 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, Germany | 2nd | Decathlon | 8509 PR[13] | |
| OECS Track And Field Championships | St. George's, Grenada | 4th | Discus | 46.25m | |
| 1st | Long Jump | 7.47m | |||
| 3rd | High Jump | 2.03m | |||
| World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 7th | Decathlon | 8227 pts[14] | |
| Decastar | Talence, France | – | Decathlon | DNF[15] | |
| 2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | – | Heptathlon | DNF |
| Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 4th | Decathlon | 7756[16] | |
| 2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | – | Decathlon | DNF |
