Kyle Cranston
{{short description|Australian decathlete}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Kyle Cranston
| image =
| imagesize = 170px
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| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|09|3|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia{{Cite web |url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/athlete-profile-n6055673-kyle-cranston.htm |title=2018 CWG bio |access-date=21 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191024030101/https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/athlete-profile-n6055673-kyle-cranston.htm |archive-date=24 October 2019 |url-status=live}}
| height = 1.86 m
| weight = 82 kg
| sport = Athletics
| event = Decathlon
| club =
| education = University of North Carolina
Australian Catholic University
| collegeteam = University of North Carolina Tar Heels{{Cite web |url=http://www.ramsclub.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3350&ATCLID=205674151 |title=College team bio |access-date=21 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621015636/http://www.ramsclub.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3350&ATCLID=205674151 |archive-date=21 June 2018 |url-status=dead}}
| coach = John Quinn
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Kyle Cranston (born 3 September 1992) is an Australian athlete competing in the combined events.{{World Athletics}} He won the gold medal at the 2017 Summer Universiade. In addition, he competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast finishing fifth.
International competitions
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2015
|8th |Decathlon |
2017
|bgcolor=gold|1st |Decathlon |
2018
|5th |Decathlon |
Personal bests
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
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{World Athletics}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20230412010613/https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete-profiles-directory/kyle-cranston/ Kyle Cranston] at Athletics Australia (archived)
- [https://athletics.possumbility.com/athletes/athlete5987.htm Kyle Cranston] at Australian Athletics Historical Results
- {{Commonwealth Games Australia|kyle-cranston}}
- {{2018 Commonwealth Games profile|athletics/athlete-profile-n6055673-kyle-cranston}}
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Category:Australian decathletes
Category:Australian Athletics Championships winners
Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for Australia
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Category:Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
Category:FISU World University Games gold medalists for Australia
Category:Medalists at the 2017 Summer Universiade
Category:Sportspeople from Goulburn
Category:Sportsmen from New South Wales
Category:21st-century Australian sportsmen
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