Alexandra Valerie "Alex" Wester (born 21 March 1994) is a German athlete specialising in the
long jump
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a ...
.
She made her major competition debut at the
2016 World Indoor Championships finishing sixth.
She was born in
The Gambia
The Gambia,, ff, Gammbi, ar, غامبيا officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa. It is the smallest country within mainland AfricaHoare, Ben. (2002) ''The Kingfisher A-Z Encyclopedia'', Kingfisher Publicatio ...
to a German father and a
Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
ian mother.
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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1994 births
Living people
German sportspeople of Ghanaian descent
German female long jumpers
Miami Hurricanes women's track and field athletes
Place of birth missing (living people)
Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Germany
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