Kerry O'Brien (athlete)

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Medal record
Men's athletics
Competitor for  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Silver	1966 Kingston	3000 m Steeple

Kerry O'Brien (born Adelaide, South Australia on April 17, 1946) is a former athlete from Australia, who competed in the middle distance events.

He represented his native country at two consecutive Commonwealth Games from 1966 and two Summer Olympics from 1968^[1]

O'Brien was the world record holder in the men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase for over two years (1970-1972), setting a time of 8:21.98 at Berlin on 04 July 1970^[2].

At the 1970 Commonwealth Games, O'Brien fell at the final water-jump, while leading, and failed to finish the race.^[1]. He also fell during the 1972 Olympics.

He retired in 1973 with a total of nine Australian Championships to his credit. He won one Cross Country title, one 5000 metres title and seven Steeplechase championships^[1].

[edit] Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Event
1966	British Empire and Commonwealth Games	Kingston, Jamaica	8th	1 mile
	British Empire and Commonwealth Games	Kingston, Jamaica	2nd	3,000 m Steeple
1968	Olympic Games	Mexico City, Mexico	4th	3,000 m Steeple
1969	Pacific Conference Games	Tokyo, Japan	1st	3,000 m Steeple
1970	British Commonwealth Games	Edinburgh, Scotland	8th	10.000m
	British Commonwealth Games	Edinburgh, Scotland	DNF	3,000 m Steeple
1972	Olympic Games	Munich, West Germany	DNF	3,000 m Steeple
1973	Pacific Conference Games	Toronto, Canada	1st	3,000 m Steeple

[edit] References

Records
Preceded by Vladimir Dudin	Men's Steeplechase World Record Holder July 4, 1970 — September 14, 1972	Succeeded by Anders Gärderud
Sporting positions
Preceded by Jouko Kuha	Men's 3,000 m Steeple Best Year Performance 1970 — 1971	Succeeded by Anders Gärderud