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Frantz Kruger

1975 - Today

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Frantz Kruger (born 22 May 1975 in Kempton Park, South Africa) is a South African born Finnish discus thrower who won the Olympic bronze medal in 2000. He is also a double African champion. His personal best throw of 70.32 metres, achieved in May 2002 in Salon-de-Provence, is the current African record. He was married to Finnish former triple jumper Heli Koivula Kruger (divorced 2016), and received Finnish citizenship in 2007. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Frantz Kruger is the 3,924th most popular athlete (down from 3,310th in 2024), the 325th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 302nd in 2019) and the 24th most popular South African Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Frantz Kruger ranks 3,924 out of 6,025. Before him are Guillaume LeBlanc, Elisa Rigaudo, Denis Nizhegorodov, Gry Østvik, André Domingos, and Diána Igaly. After him are Vítězslav Veselý, Beverley Goddard, Christian Ahlmann, Rustam Orujov, Wang Han, and Igor Boraska.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Frantz Kruger ranks 806. Before him are Predrag Drobnjak, Hossein Askari, Quique Álvarez, Shawn Hatosy, Natalya Vorozhbyt, and Julian Dean. After him are Ben Collins, Heather Burns, Ha Tae-kwon, Merle Dandridge, Antwon Tanner, and Joshua Leonard.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Frantz Kruger ranks 325 out of 454. Before him are Anneline Kriel (1955), Zahara (1987), L. J. van Zyl (1985), Piet Norval (1970), Justin Rose (1980), and Elias Charalambous (1980). After him are Tony Leon (1956), Christo van Rensburg (1962), Kevin Shirley (1960), Katlego Mphela (1984), Natalie Grandin (1981), and Richard Stanley (1966).

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Among ATHLETES In South Africa

Among athletes born in South Africa, Frantz Kruger ranks 24. Before him are Zola Budd (1966), Péter Nagy (null), Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (1980), Zhang Jian (null), Elana Meyer (1966), and L. J. van Zyl (1985). After him are Hestrie Cloete (1978), Chris Wood (null), Bridgitte Hartley (1983), Josia Thugwane (1971), Raúl Martínez (null), and Sven Schmid (1978).

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