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.

Alexandra Wester
Personal information
Full nameAlexandra Valerie Wester
NicknameAlex
NationalityGerman
Born (1994-03-21) 21 March 1994 (age 30)
Bakau, The Gambia
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventLong jump
College teamUniversity of Miami[1]
ClubAfrica United Sports Club
Coached byUlrich Knapp

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

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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

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  1. ^ "College team profile". Archived from the original on 2016-04-03. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
  2. ^ Alexandra Wester at World Athletics  
  3. ^ "Wester's giant leap into global championship contention". IAAF. 2 March 2016.
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