Alexandra Valerie Wester (born 21 March 1994) is a German athlete specialising in the long jump. 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. 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 Representing 2016World Indoor ChampionshipsPortland, United States6thLong jump6.67 mEuropean ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands7thLong jump6.51 mOlympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil34th (q)Long jump5.98 m2017European Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia8thLong jump6.53 mWorld ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom23rd (q)Long jump6.27 m2018European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany15th (q)Long jump6.55 m
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