Kerry Dennis O'Brien (born 17 April 1946) is a retired Australian runner. Competing in the steeplechase he won a silver medal at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and finished fourth at the 1968 Summer Olympics. He held the world record in this event between 1970 and 1972. At the 1970 Commonwealth Games, O'Brien fell at the penultimate water-jump, while leading, and failed to finish the race. He also fell during the 1972 Olympics. He retired in 1973 having won nine Australian titles in the steeplechase, 5000 m and cross-country running.[4]
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kerry, brien, athlete, other, people, named, kerry, brien, kerry, brien, disambiguation, kerry, dennis, brien, born, april, 1946, retired, australian, runner, competing, steeplechase, silver, medal, 1966, british, empire, commonwealth, games, finished, fourth,. For other people named Kerry O Brien see Kerry O Brien disambiguation Kerry Dennis O Brien born 17 April 1946 is a retired Australian runner Competing in the steeplechase he won a silver medal at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and finished fourth at the 1968 Summer Olympics He held the world record in this event between 1970 and 1972 At the 1970 Commonwealth Games O Brien fell at the penultimate water jump while leading and failed to finish the race He also fell during the 1972 Olympics He retired in 1973 having won nine Australian titles in the steeplechase 5000 m and cross country running 4 Kerry O BrienO Brien in 1971Personal informationBorn17 April 1946 1946 04 17 age 77 Port Augusta South AustraliaHeight180 cm 5 ft 11 in Weight70 kg 154 lb SportSportAthleticsEvent s Mile 10 000 m steeplechaseClubUTEP Miners El PasoAchievements and titlesPersonal best s 5000 m 13 37 2 1970 10 000 m 28 43 6 1969 3000 mS 8 21 98 1970 1 2 3 Medal record Representing AustraliaCommonwealth Games1966 Kingston SteeplechaseInternational competitions editYear Competition Venue Position Notes1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Kingston Jamaica 8th 1 mile2nd 3000 m steeplechase1968 Olympic Games Mexico City Mexico 4th 3000 m steeplechase1969 Pacific Conference Games Tokyo Japan 1st 3000 m steeplechase1970 British Commonwealth Games Edinburgh Scotland 8th 10 000 mDNF 3000 m steeplechase1972 Olympic Games Munich West Germany DNF 3000 m steeplechase1973 Pacific Conference Games Toronto Canada 1st 3000 m steeplechaseReferences edit Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Kerry O Brien Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 29 September 2018 Kerry O Brien trackfield brinkster net Archived from the original on 20 June 2018 Kerry O Brien IAAF org Archived from the original on 8 April 2019 Kerry O BRIEN SA Australian Athletics Historical Results Archived from the original on 27 November 2018 RecordsPreceded byVladimir Dudin Men s 3000 m steeplechaseworld record holder4 July 1970 14 September 1972 Succeeded byAnders GarderudSporting positionsPreceded byJouko Kuha Men s 3000 m steeplechasebest year performance1970 1971 Succeeded byAnders Garderud Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kerry O 27Brien athlete amp oldid 1156340353, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
