Alfred George Kruger III (born February 18, 1979) is a male

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er from the

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Career

His personal best is 79.26 metres, achieved in August 2004 in

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. He finished fourth at the

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. In addition, he competed at the

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, the 2005 World Championships, the 2007 World Championships, the

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, the 2009 World Championships, the

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and the 2013 World Championships without reaching the final. He is from the same home town,

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, as Olympic gold medalist and University of Iowa wrestling coach

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. Kruger attended Morningside College in

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where he was a Division II student-athlete in both football and track and field. AG is the youngest child of Al and Linda Kruger. AG married his wife Laura in the fall of 2007. The two had their first child, a son, Alfred George Kruger IV in August 2011.

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* * * * * 1979 births Living people American male hammer throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Morningside Mustangs men's track and field athletes Olympic track and field athletes for the United States People from Sheldon, Iowa Male weight throwers Pan American Games track and field athletes for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Iowa World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States Track and field athletes from Iowa USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners 21st-century American sportsmen {{US-hammerthrow-athletics-bio-stub