Kieren Perkins

Kieren Perkins
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Personal information
Full nameKieren John Perkins
National team Australia
Born (1973-08-14) 14 August 1973
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubCommercial Swimming Club
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Australia
Olympic Games
1992 Barcelona1500 m freestyle
1996 Atlanta1500 m freestyle
1992 Barcelona400 m freestyle
2000 Sydney1500 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
1994 Rome400 m freestyle
1994 Rome1500 m freestyle
1991 Perth1500 m freestyle
Pan Pacific Championships
1991 Edmonton400 m freestyle
1991 Edmonton800 m freestyle
1991 Edmonton1500 m freestyle
1993 Kobe400 m freestyle
1993 Kobe800 m freestyle
1993 Kobe1500 m freestyle
1995 Atlanta1500 m freestyle
1995 Atlanta800 m freestyle
1991 Edmonton4×200 m freestyle
1993 Kobe4×200 m freestyle
Commonwealth Games
1994 Victoria200 m freestyle
1994 Victoria400 m freestyle
1994 Victoria1500 m freestyle
1994 Victoria4×200 m freestyle
1990 Auckland1500 m freestyle
1998 Kuala Lumpur1500 m freestyle

Kieren John Perkins (born 14 August 1973) is an Australian former freestyle swimmer. He specialised in the 1500-metre freestyle and won successive Olympic gold medals in this event in the 1990s. He won his first at the 1992 Olympics which he won in world record time and then at the 1996 Olympics when he defended his title. In total he won four Olympic medals.