Frantz is pictured above during the Discus final at the 2004 Olympics
in Athens. He finished in sixth place with a throw of 64.23m.
In 2007 Frantz began competing for Finland.
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Men's Discus Final.
2005 World Athletics Championships.
|
| 1. Virgilius ALEKNA |
|
LTU |
|
70.17 |
| 2. Gerd KANTER |
|
EST |
|
68.57 |
| 3. Michael MOLLENBECK |
|
GER |
|
65.95 |
| 4. Aleksander TAMMERT |
|
EST |
|
64.84 |
| 5. Ian WALTZ |
|
USA |
|
64.27 |
| 6. Frantz KRUGER |
|
RSA |
|
64.23 |
| 7. Jarred ROME |
|
USA |
|
64.22 |
| 8. Jason TUNKS |
|
CAN |
|
63.77 |
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Frantz is pictured above during the Discus final at the 2004 Olympic Games
in Athens. He failed to add to the bronze he had won four years earlier in Sydney,
finishing in fifth place with a throw of 64.34m.
Photo G. Herringshaw. ©
.
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Men's Discus Final.
Olympic Games 2004
|
| 1. Virgilijus Alekna |
|
LIT |
|
69.89m OR |
| 2. Zoltan Kovago |
|
HUN |
|
67.04m |
| 3. Aleksander Tammert |
|
EST |
|
66.66m |
| 4. Vasiliy Kaptyukh |
|
BLR |
|
65.10m |
| 5. Frantz Kruger |
|
RSA |
|
64.34m |
| 6. Casey Malone |
|
USA |
|
64.33m |
| 7. Lars Riedel |
|
GER |
|
62.80m |
| 8. Hannes Hopley |
|
RSA |
|
62.58m |
| Robert Fazekas |
|
HUN |
|
DSQ |
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Frantz Kruger celebrates his games record throw at the 2002 Commonwealth
Games in Manchester. Photo Nigel French. © G.H.
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Men's Discus Throw Final.
2002 Commonwealth Games
|
| |
| 1 Frantz KRUGER |
|
Rsa |
|
66.39 |
|
GR |
|
|
| 2 Jason Tunks |
|
Can |
|
62.61 |
| 3 Robert Weir |
|
Eng |
|
59.24 |
| 4 Chima Ugwu |
|
Ngr |
|
59.19 |
| 5 Glen Smith |
|
Eng |
|
57.52 |
| 6 Emeka Udechuku |
|
Eng |
|
57.33 |
| 7 Janus Robberts |
|
Rsa |
|
57.02 |
| 8 Lee Newman |
|
Wal |
|
53.81 |
ANNUAL PROGRESS IN DISCUS.
2010 62.02 Lappeenranta 15 JUL
2009 64.17 Lappeenranta 12 JUL
2008 65.39 Kuortane 06 JUL
2007 69.97 Helsingborg 15 SEP
2006 65.10 Salon-de-Provence 25 MAY
2005 67.30 Zürich 19 AUG
2004 66.59 Zürich 06 AUG
2003 66.70 Port Elizabeth 26 APR
2002 70.32 Salon-de-Provence 26 MAY (PB)
2001 69.96 Stellenbosch 30 MAR
2000 69.75 Bloemfontein 15 SEP
1999 67.38 Cape Town 26 MAR
1998 65.73 Johannesburg 12 SEP
1997 61.64 Catania 29 AUG
1996 60.66 Bloemfontein 05 FEB
1995 60.06 Krugersdorp 10 APR
1994 58.52 Pretoria 18 APR
1993 58.28 Rusterburg 30 OCT