About Frantz Kruger
Born 1975. Frantz Kruger is a South African and Finnish athletics competitor.
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. Kruger has been available to represent Finland by a special permit from the government of IAAF since 20 August 2007. In international discus competition at Helsingborg, he set a new Finnish discus record, 69.97 metres.
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Who is Frantz Kruger?
athletics competitor
When was Frantz Kruger born?
Frantz Kruger was born on 22 May 1975 in Kempton Park.
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Frantz Kruger is an athletics competitor.
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Frantz Kruger is South African and Finnish.
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