Frantz Kruger

Frantz Kruger ( May 22nd, 1975 in Kempton Park, Gauteng) is a Finnish discus thrower of South African origin.

The Junior World Champion from 1994 in 1998 African champion and won silver at the Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur. A year later he won at the Pan-African Games and at the Universiade.

In 2000 he achieved his biggest success by winning the bronze medal at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.

By 2005, it reached more numerous top rankings in major international events. He was eighth at the World Athletics Championships in 2001 in Edmonton and each sixth in the 2003 World Championships in Paris / Saint- Denis and the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki. At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, he came to fifth place; In the same year he was again African champions.

On May 26, 2002, he presented in Salon- de -Provence with 70.32 meters the current African record, this is also his personal best.

In 2007 he participated in the Finnish nationality and in the same year with 69.97 m owner of the Finnish record. With a Jahresbestleistung 2008 by 65.39 meters, he qualified for the Olympic Games in Beijing and finished there with a width of 61.98 meters eleventh place.

At a height of 2.03 meters, it has a contest weight of 118 kg. He is married to the former Finnish long and triple jumper Heli Koivula.