Kyle Vander-Kuyp
Kyle Bernard Vander-Kuyp (born 30 May 1971 in Paddington,[citation needed] a suburb of Sydney), is an Indigenous Australian athlete 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.
Kyle bettered the Oceanian record in the 110 metres hurdles to 13.29 seconds at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics.
In addition he has competed at the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games, as well as the 1994, 1998 and 2006 Commonwealth Games.
Competition record[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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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 |
World Cup | London, United Kingdom | 6th | 110 m hurdles | 13.71[1] | |
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[]
- ^ Representing Oceania
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