Kyle Vander-Kuyp (Worimi and Yuin)

Event

• Sprint Hurdles

Achievements

• Australian and Oceania 110m Hurdles Record (set 1995)
• 7th at 1996 Olympic Games
• 1994, 1998, 2006 Commonwealth Games
• 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999 World Championships
• 12 National 110m Hurdle titles

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Biography

Kyle remains Australia’s greatest ever 110m hurdler. An Indigenous athlete of the Woromi and Yuin tribe of North and South Coast New South Wales, Vander-Kuyp still holds the Australian 110m Hurdles record of 13.29 he set in Göteborg, Sweden back in 1995.

Vander-Kuyp’s dominance in Australia was matched only by his longevity, winning 12 national open titles between 1992 and 2006, and representing Australia at four Commonwealth Games, four world championships and two Olympic Games, where he made the final of the Atlanta Games.

Post Athletics, Kyle has gone on to be a key role model and spokesperson for all Indigenous people. His work has cleared a pathway for many young men and women to achieve their goals in both the sporting arena and their professional lives. You will also see Kyle around the track, offering advice to Australia's up and coming Hurdlers.