Kurt Felix (born 4 July 1988) is a Grenadian athlete who competes in the decathlon. He was the NCAA 2012 Division I Decathlon Champion and was named the Mountain West Men's Outdoor Track and Field Student-Athlete of the Year. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2016 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. On 24–25 July 2017, Kurt participated in the 21st Stadtwerke Ratingen Mehrkampf-meeting which was part of the IAAF Combined Events Challenge. He placed second at the meet with a score of 8509 points and set a meeting record in the Javelin Throw with a distance of 72.80m.
On 5 January 2018 at the National Sports Awards, Kurt received the Presidential Award of Merrit for 2017 from the Grenada Olympic Committee. He opened his 2018 Season by taking part in the Hepathlon competition at the World Indoor Championships but did not finish. He then competed in the Commonwealth Games where he finished forth in the decathlon with 7756 points.
His younger brother Lindon Victor is also a decathlete.
Personal bests Event Result Venue DateOutdoor 100 m 10.91 s (wind: +1.4 m/s) Toronto, Canada 22 July 2015 Long jump 7.74 m (wind: +1.9 m/s) Austin, United States 28 March 2012 Shot put 15.31 m Ratingen, Germany 24 June 2017 High jump 2.15 m Mesa, United States 10 April 2009 400 m 48.63 s Air Force Academy, United States 9 May 2012 400 m 48.63 s Tucson, United States 9 April 2015 110 m hurdles 14.58 s (wind: -0.2 m/s) Beijing, China 29 August 2015 Discus throw 50.82 m Lafayette, United States 22 April 2017 Pole vault 4.60 m Toronto, Canada 22 July 2015 Pole vault 4.60 m Des Moines, United States 7 June 2012 Javelin throw 72.80 m Ratingen, Germany 25 June 2017 1500 m 4:30.53 min Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 18 August 2016 Decathlon 8509 pts Ratingen, Germany 25 June 2017Indoor 60 m 7.00 s Portland, United States 18 March 2016 Long jump 7.66 m Nampa, United States 10 February 2012 Shot put 15.02 m Portland, United States 18 March 2016 High jump 2.17 m Nampa, United States 24 February 2011 60 m hurdles 8.31 s South Bend, United States 20 February 2016 Pole vault 4.61 m West Lafayette, United States 13 February 2016 1000 m 2:42.91 min College Station, United States 12 March 2011 Heptathlon 5986 pts Portland, United States 19 March 2016
Competition record Representing 2004CARIFTA Games (U17)Hamilton, Bermuda3rdHigh jump1.80 m1stJavelin50.29 m2006CARIFTA Games (U20)Les Abymes, Guadeloupe3rdHeptathlon4311 ptsCentral American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20)Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago9thHigh jump1.90 m5thJavelin54.492007CARIFTA Games (U20)Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands4thJavelin56.65 m1stHeptathlon4675 pts2008Pan American Combined Events ChampionshipsSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic13thDecathlon6946 pts2010Central American and Caribbean GamesMayagüez, Puerto Rico7thJavelin64.54 m5thDecathlon7144 ptsCommonwealth GamesDelhi, India11thDecathlon7121 pts2012Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom –DecathlonDNF2013World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia –DecathlonDNF2014Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, United Kingdom3rdDecathlon8070 ptsCentral American and Caribbean GamesXalapa, Mexico9thJavelin58.55 m A2015Pan American Combined Events CupOttawa, Canada —DecathlonDNFPan American GamesToronto, Canada2ndDecathlon8269 ptsWorld ChampionshipsBeijing, China8thDecathlon8302 pts2016World Indoor ChampionshipsPortland, United States6thHeptathlon5986 ptsOlympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil9thDecathlon8323 pts201721st Stadtwerke Ratingen Mehrkampf-MeetingRatingen, Germany2ndDecathlon8509 PROECS Track And Field Championships St. George's, Grenada 4thDiscus46.25m 1stLong Jump7.47m 3rdHigh Jump2.03mWorld ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom7thDecathlon8227 ptsDecastarTalence, France –DecathlonDNF2018World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom –HeptathlonDNFCommonwealth GamesGold Coast, Australia4thDecathlon7756GRENADA’S LINDON VICTOR WINS DECATHLON GOLD AT COMMONWEALTH GAMES Grenada broadcast. 10 April 20182019Pan American GamesLima, Peru –DecathlonDNF
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Tilastopaja biography