Alexandra Valerie "Alex" Wester (born 21 March 1994) is a German athlete specialising in the long jump.[2] She made her major competition debut at the 2016 World Indoor Championships finishing sixth.
She was born in The Gambia to a German father and a Ghanaian mother.[3] Earlier in her career, she competed in combined events but decided to specialise in the long jump after problems with injuries.
Her personal bests in the event are 6.79 metres outdoors (Oberteuringen 2016) and 6.95 metres indoors (Berlin 2016).
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Germany
| |||||
| 2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, United States | 6th | Long jump | 6.67 m |
| European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 7th | Long jump | 6.51 m | |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 34th (q) | Long jump | 5.98 m | |
| 2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 8th | Long jump | 6.53 m |
| World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 23rd (q) | Long jump | 6.27 m | |
| 2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 15th (q) | Long jump | 6.55 m |
References
- ^ "College team profile". Archived from the original on 2016-04-03. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
- ^ Alexandra Wester at World Athletics
- ^ "Wester's giant leap into global championship contention". IAAF. 2 March 2016.
External links
- Alexandra Wester at Olympics.com
- Alexandra Wester at the Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund (in German)
- Alex Wester at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)