| Full name | Alexandra Valerie Wester |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 21 March 1994 (age 32) |
| Birth place | Bakau, The Gambia |
| Height | 1.80 m |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Long jump |
| Club | Africa United Sports Club |
| Collegeteam | University of Miami[1] |
Alexandra Valerie 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.
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
| Representing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- ^ "College team profile". hurricanesports.com. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
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- ^ "Wester's giant leap into global championship contention". IAAF. 2 March 2016.