Frantz Kruger, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Frantz Kruger

athletics competitor

Date of Birth: 22-May-1975

Place of Birth: Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa

Profession: athletics competitor

Nationality: Finland, South Africa

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

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.