Kevin Berry

Kevin Berry
OAM
Personal information
Full nameKevin John Berry
National team AUS
Born(1945-04-10)10 April 1945
Sydney
Died7 December 2006(2006-12-07) (aged 61)
Sydney
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly, medley
CoachEric Hayes, Don Talbot
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Australia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo 200 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Tokyo 4×100 m medley relay
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1962 Perth Men's 110 yd Butterfly
Gold medal – first place 1962 Perth Men's 220 yd Butterfly
Gold medal – first place 1962 Perth Men's 4x 110 yd Medley Relay

Kevin John Berry OAM (10 April 1945 – 7 December 2006) was an Australian butterfly swimmer of the 1960s who won the gold medal in the 200-metre butterfly at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He set twelve world records in his career.

After his retirement from swimming, he became the pictorial editor of The Sydney Morning Herald and later the head of ABC Sport.


Kevin Berry

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