Kurt Felix (decathlete)

Kurt Felix
Kurt Felix in 2017
Personal information
Born (1988-07-04) 4 July 1988
St. George's, Grenada
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight76 kg (168 lb)[1]
Sport
Country Grenada
SportAthletics
Event
Combined events
College teamBoise State Broncos
Achievements and titles
Personal bestsDecathlon: 8509, Ratingen, Germany
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Grenada
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place2014 GlasgowDecathlon
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place2015 TorontoDecathlon
Updated on 29 August 2016

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.[12]

Personal bests

EventResultVenueDate
Outdoor
100 m10.91 s (wind: +1.4 m/s)Toronto, Canada22 July 2015
Long jump7.74 m (wind: +1.9 m/s)Austin, United States28 March 2012
Shot put15.31 mRatingen, Germany24 June 2017
High jump2.15 mMesa, United States10 April 2009
400 m48.63 s AAir Force Academy, United States9 May 2012
400 m48.63 sTucson, United States9 April 2015
110 m hurdles14.58 s (wind: -0.2 m/s)Beijing, China29 August 2015
Discus throw50.82 mLafayette, United States22 April 2017
Pole vault4.60 mToronto, Canada22 July 2015
Pole vault4.60 mDes Moines, United States7 June 2012
Javelin throw72.80 mRatingen, Germany25 June 2017
1500 m4:30.53 minRio de Janeiro, Brazil18 August 2016
Decathlon8509 ptsRatingen, Germany25 June 2017
Indoor
60 m7.00 sPortland, United States18 March 2016
Long jump7.66 mNampa, United States10 February 2012
Shot put15.02 mPortland, United States18 March 2016
High jump2.17 mNampa, United States24 February 2011
60 m hurdles8.31 sSouth Bend, United States20 February 2016
Pole vault4.61 mWest Lafayette, United States13 February 2016
1000 m2:42.91 minCollege Station, United States12 March 2011
Heptathlon5986 ptsPortland, United States19 March 2016

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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

References

  1. 1 2 "Kurt FELIX". olympicchannel.com. Olympic Channel Services. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  2. ↑ Kurt Felix at World Athletics
  3. ↑ 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
  4. ↑ Kurt Felix - Biography, Commonwealth Games Federation, archived from the original on 28 December 2014, retrieved 28 December 2014
  5. ↑ "2012 NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships". Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "Glasgow 2014 - Kurt Felix Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "Decathlon Men 21st Stadtwerke Ratingen Mehrkampf-Meeting". IAAF. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  10. ↑ "Kurt Felix schnappt Abele den Meeting-Rekord weg | das Leichtathletik-Portal". Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  11. ↑ "Zehnkämpfer Freimuth siegt in Ratingen - Sport-News - Süddeutsche.de". Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  12. ↑ "On The Up". SPIKES (magazine). 6 November 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  13. ↑ "1500 Metres Points | 21st Stadtwerke Ratingen Mehrkampf-Meeting | iaaf.org". Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  14. ↑ "1500 Metres Points | IAAF World Championships London 2017 | iaaf.org". Archived from the original on 14 August 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  15. ↑ "1500 Metres Points | Decastar | iaaf.org". Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  16. ↑ GRENADA’S LINDON VICTOR WINS DECATHLON GOLD AT COMMONWEALTH GAMES Archived 11 April 2018 at the Wayback Machine Grenada broadcast. 10 April 2018
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