Barry Kelly (canoeist)

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Barry Kelly (born 24 September 1954 in Bryon Bay, New South Wales) [1] is an Australian sprint canoeist and coach.

Kelly played several sports in his youth including golf and rugby league. [2] Kelly combined surf life saving and sprint canoe racing careers. [3] Kelly won the single ski in 1977, 1978 and 1982 and the double ski in 1977 and 1988 at the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships. [4]

Kelly competed at the 1980 Moscow Olympics in two events. He finished fifth with Robert Lee in the Men's K-2 500m and eighth in the Men's K-4 1000m. At the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, with Grant Kenny he won a bronze medal in the K-2 1000m. [3] He competed at the 1978, 1979, 1982 and 1983 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships consistently placing in the top ten. [2]

In 1989, Kelly was appointed Head Coach of the Australian Institute of Sport Sprint Canoe program that was relocated to the Gold Coast, Queensland. [2] Kelly left this position after the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Kelly was a coach of the Australian sprint canoe team at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and 1996 Atlanta Olympics and Head coach at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. [1]

In 2000, he was awarded the Australian Sports Medal. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 2000 Australian Olympic Team Handbook and Media Guide. Sydney: Australian Olympic Committee. 2000. p. 111.
  2. 1 2 3 Rollings, Barry (9 February 1989). "AIS canoers gain Kelly and Coast". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Barry Kelly". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  4. ↑ Australian sporting records. Sydney: Bantam. 1988. p. 324.
  5. ↑ "Barry Kelly". It's An Honour. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.

. Became a school teacher after his retirement.

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