Kerry O'Brien (athlete)

For other people named Kerry O'Brien, see Kerry O'Brien (disambiguation).

Kerry O'Brien

O'Brien in 1971
Personal information
Born	17 April 1946 (1946-04-17) (age 78) Port Augusta, South Australia
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Mile-10,000 m, steeplechase
Club	UTEP Miners, El Paso
Achievements and titles
Personal 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   Australia Commonwealth Games 1966 Kingston Steeplechase

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]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
1966	British Empire and Commonwealth Games	Kingston, Jamaica	8th	1 mile
			2nd	3000 m steeplechase
1968	Olympic Games	Mexico City, Mexico	4th	3000 m steeplechase
1969	Pacific Conference Games	Tokyo, Japan	1st	3000 m steeplechase
1970	British Commonwealth Games	Edinburgh, Scotland	8th	10,000 m
			DNF	3000 m steeplechase
1972	Olympic Games	Munich, West Germany	DNF	3000 m steeplechase
1973	Pacific Conference Games	Toronto, Canada	1st	3000 m steeplechase

References

1. 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.
2. "Kerry O'Brien". trackfield.brinkster.net. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018.
3. "Kerry O'Brien". IAAF.org. Archived from the original on 8 April 2019.
4. "Kerry O'BRIEN (SA)". Australian Athletics Historical Results. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018.

Records
Preceded by Vladimir Dudin	Men's 3000 m steeplechase world record holder 4 July 1970 – 14 September 1972	Succeeded by Anders Gärderud
Sporting positions
Preceded by Jouko Kuha	Men's 3000 m steeplechase best year performance 1970–1971	Succeeded by Anders Gärderud