Kyle Vander-Kuyp

Kyle Vander-Kuyp

Personal information
Nationality	Australian
Born	30 May 1971 Paddington, Australia
Height	184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Hurdles
Club	Ringwood Athletic Club

Kyle Bernard Vander-Kuyp (born 30 May 1971), is a former Australian athlete who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics. ^[1]

Biography

Vander-Kuyp is an indigenous Australian of the Worimi and Yuin tribe of North and South Coast New South Wales. At 5 weeks of age, he was adopted by Pat and Ben Vander-Kuyp.^{[ citation needed ]}

Kyle bettered the Oceanian record in the 110 metres hurdles to 13.29 seconds at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics.^{[ citation needed ]} In addition to his two Olympic Games appearances he competed at the 1994, 1998 and 2006 Commonwealth Games.

He finished third behind Colin Jackson in the 100 metres hurdles event at the British 1993 AAA Championships. ^{[2] [3]}

In 2022, he was awarded the Australian Institute of Sport Athlete Community Engagement Award. ^[4]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Australia
1990	Commonwealth Games	Auckland, New Zealand	6th	110 m hurdles	14.07
	World Junior Championships	Plovdiv, Bulgaria	3rd	110 m hurdles	13.85
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	10th (sf)	110 m hurdles	13.48
1994	Commonwealth Games	Victoria, Canada	5th	110 m hurdles	13.75
	Commonwealth Games	Victoria, Canada	2nd	4 x 100 m relay	38.88
	World Cup	London, United Kingdom	6th	110 m hurdles	13.71 [5]
1995	World Indoor Championships	Barcelona, Spain	8th	60 m hurdles	7.73
	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	5th	110 m hurdles	13.30
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	7th	110 m hurdles	13.40
1997	World Indoor Championships	Paris, France	14th (h)	60 m hurdles	7.73
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	9th (sf)	110 m hurdles	13.49
1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	5th	110 m hurdles	13.67
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	20th (qf)	110 m hurdles	13.56
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	16th (sf)	110 m hurdles	13.63

References

1. "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
2. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
3. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
4. "Jessica Stenson and Athletics among big winners at AIS Sport Performance Awards". Australian Sports Commission. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
5. Representing Oceania

• Kyle Vander-Kuyp at World Athletics
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Preceded by None	Cleo Bachelor of the Year 1998	Succeeded by Anthony Field