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.Area Outdoor Records - Men - Africa - IAAF.org
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.
Competition record Representing 1994African Junior ChampionshipsAlgiers, Algeria1stShot put14.17 m1stDiscus throw55.86 mWorld Junior ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal1stDiscus throw58.22 m1997UniversiadeCatania, Italy6thDiscus throw61.64 m1998African ChampionshipsDakar, Senegal1stDiscus throw62.17 mCommonwealth GamesKuala Lumpur, Malaysia2ndDiscus throw63.93 m1999UniversiadePalma de Mallorca, Spain1stDiscus throw66.90 mWorld Championships Seville, Spain17th (q)Discus throw62.02 mAll-Africa GamesJohannesburg, South Africa1stDiscus throw61.02 m2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia3rdDiscus throw68.19 m2001World Championships Edmonton, Canada8thDiscus throw65.27 mGoodwill Games Brisbane, Australia1stDiscus throw67.84 m2002Commonwealth GamesManchester, United Kingdom1stDiscus throw66.39 m2003World ChampionshipsParis, France6thDiscus throw65.26 mWorld Athletics FinalMonte Carlo, Monaco7thDiscus throw60.05 m2004Olympic GamesAthens, Greece5thDiscus throw64.34 mAfrican Championships Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo1stDiscus throw63.85 mWorld Athletics FinalMonte Carlo, Monaco8thDiscus throw59.65 m2005World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland6thDiscus throw64.23 mWorld Athletics FinalMonte Carlo, Monaco5thDiscus throw63.19 mRepresenting 2007World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan19th (q)Discus throw60.72 m2008Olympic GamesBeijing, China11thDiscus throw61.98 m2009World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany12thDiscus throw59.77 m2010European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain19th (q)Discus throw59.55 m
See also List of eligibility transfers in athletics
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