Kyle Vander-Kuyp

Kyle Vander-Kuyp
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born30 May 1971
Paddington, Australia
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventHurdles
ClubRingwood Athletic Club

Kyle Bernard Vander-Kuyp (born 30 May 1971), is a former Australian athlete who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

Vander-Kuyp is an indigenous Australian 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 to his two Olympic Games appearances he competed at the 1994, 1998 and 2006 Commonwealth Games.

He finished third behind Colin Jackson in the 100 metres hurdles event at the British 1993 AAA Championships.[2][3]

In 2022, he was awarded the Australian Institute of Sport Athlete Community Engagement Award.[4]

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
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
Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada 2nd 4 x 100 m relay 38.88
World Cup London, United Kingdom 6th 110 m hurdles 13.71[5]
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

  1. ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  2. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  3. ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Jessica Stenson and Athletics among big winners at AIS Sport Performance Awards". Australian Sports Commission. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  5. ^ Representing Oceania
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