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Kieren Perkins has competed for Australia Kieren Perkins has won 2 gold medals at the Olympic Games Kieren Perkins has won 2 silver medals at the Olympic Games 

Kieren Perkins is a swimmer who has competed for Australia. He competed at the 1992, 1996, and 2000 Summer Olympic Games.

In 1992, he arrived at his first Olympics as a medal favorite in long-distance freestyle swimming. He set a new world record time (14:43.48) to claim his gold in the 1500 metres freestyle. Earlier in the meet, he finished second behind Evgueni Sadovyi in the 400 metres freestyle by 0.16 of a second.

Perkins defended his 1500 metres freestyle title four years later in Atlanta. His streak for a third consecutive victory in the program's longest race dashed when his teammate Grant Hackett surpassed him to win the gold medal in Sydney 2000, with Perkins relegating to silver.

Olympic Results[]

Year Event Result
1992 Men's 200m freestyle 10th
Men's 400m freestyle Silver
Men's 1500m freestyle Gold
Men's 4x200m freestyle relay 8th
1996 Men's 1500m freestyle Gold
Men's 4x200m freestyle relay 4th
2000 Men's 1500m freestyle Silver

1992[]

Discipline Round Time
200 metres freestyle Heats 1:49.26 PR
B Final 1:49.75
400 metres freestyle Heats 3:49.24 PR
A Final 3:45.16 PR
1500 metres freestyle Heats 15:02.75
Final 14:43.48 WR
4x200 freestyle medley relay Heats 7:22.19
(Reserve)
Final DQ

1996[]

Discipline Round Time
1500 metres freestyle Heats 15:21.42
Final 14:56.40
4x200 metres freestyle relay Heats 7:23.24
(1:51.43 split)
Final 7:18.47
(Reserve)

2000[]

Discipline Round Time
1500 metres freestyle Heats 14:58.34
Final 14:53.59
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