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Kerry O'Brien (athlete)
Kerry Dennis O'Brien (born 17 April 1946) is a retired Australian runner. Competing in the Steeplechase (athletics), 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 3000 metres steeplechase world record progression, world record in this event between 1970 and 1972. At the 1970 British Commonwealth Games, 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 Summer Olympics, 1972 Olympics. He retired in 1973 having won nine Australian Championships in Athletics, Australian titles in the steeplechase, 5000 m and cross-country running. International competitions References {{DEFAULTSORT:Obrien, Kerry 1946 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Australian male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes of Australia World record setters in athletics (track and fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port Augusta, South Australia
Port Augusta is a small city in South Australia. Formerly a seaport, it is now a road traffic and railway junction city mainly located on the east coast of the Spencer Gulf immediately south of the gulf's head and about north of the state capital, Adelaide. The suburb of Port Augusta West is located on the west side of the gulf on the Eyre Peninsula. Other major industries included, up until the mid-2010s, electricity generation. At June 2018, the estimated urban population was 13,799, Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018. having declined at an average annual rate of -0.53% over the preceding five years. Description The city consists of an urban area extending along the Augusta and Eyre Highways from the coastal plain on the west side of the Flinders Ranges in the east across Spencer Gulf to Eyre Peninsula in the west. The urban area consists of the suburbs, from east to west, of Port Augusta and Davenport (on the eastern side of Spencer Gulf), and Port Augusta We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
