Kyle Cranston
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 September 1992 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia[1] |
| Education | University of North Carolina Australian Catholic University |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Decathlon |
| College team | University of North Carolina Tar Heels[2] |
| Coached by | John Quinn |
Kyle Cranston (born 3 September 1992) is an Australian athlete competing in the combined events.[3] He won the gold medal at the 2017 Summer Universiade. In addition, he competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast finishing fifth.
His father Rod Cranston was a runner.[1]
International competitions
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Australia
| |||||
| 2015 | Universiade | Gwangju, South Korea | 8th | Decathlon | 7295 pts |
| 2017 | Universiade | Taipei, Taiwan | 1st | Decathlon | 7687 pts |
| 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 5th | Decathlon | 7734 pts |
Personal bests
[edit]Outdoor
- 100 metres – 10.96 (+1.7 m/s, Gold Coast 2018)
- 200 metres – 23.72 (+1.8 m/s, Canberra 2010)
- 400 metres – 48.99 (Taipei 2017)
- 1500 metres – 4:31.91 (Gold Coast 2018)
- 110 metres hurdles – 14.74 (+0.2 m/s, Sydney 2016)
- High jump – 1.99 (Canberra 2017)
- Pole vault – 4.60 (Brisbane 2015)
- Long jump – 7.26 (+0.6 m/s, Gold Coast 2018)
- Shot put – 13.76 (Taipei 2017)
- Discus throw – 45.96 (Sydney 2016)
- Javelin throw – 62.36 (Gold Coast 2018)
- Decathlon – 7786 (Gold Coast 2018)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "2018 CWG bio". Archived from the original on 24 October 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ "College team bio". Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ Kyle Cranston at World Athletics
External links
[edit]- Kyle Cranston at World Athletics
- Kyle Cranston at Athletics Australia
- Kyle Cranston at Australian Athletics Historical Results
- Kyle Cranston at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
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- Sportspeople from Goulburn
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- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for Australia
- Medalists at the 2017 Summer Universiade
- Sportsmen from New South Wales
- Australian Athletics Championships winners
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen
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