Further Information 

Competition Stats

AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS:
110m hurdles: 1990 – 2^nd, 1991 – 2^nd, 1992 – 1^st, 1993 – 1^st, 1994 – 1^st, 1995 – 1^st, 1996 – 1^st, 1997 – 1^st, 1998 – 1^st, 1998 (CGT) – 1^st, 1999 – 1^st, 2000 (OGT) – 1^st, 2001 – 1^st, 2002 – 3^rd (2nd Aust), 2003 – 1^st, 2004 – 1^st, 2006 – 2^nd

INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS:
Commonwealth Games: 1990 – 110m hurdles 6^th (14.07), 1994 – 5^th (13.75), 1998 – 5^th (13.67), 2006 – 5^th heat (14.22)
Olympic Games: 1996 – 110m hurdles 7^th (13.40), 2000 – 8^th semi (13.63)
World Championships: 1993 – 110m hurdles 4^th semi (13.48), 1995 – 5^th (13.30), 1997 – 5^th semi (13.49) 1999 – 7^th qf (13.56)
World Cup: 1992 – 110m hurdles 5^th (13.83), 1994 – 6^th (13.71)
World Indoor Championships: 1995 - 60m hurdles 8^th (7.73) '97 – 3^rd heat (7.73)
World Junior Championships: 1990 – 110m hurdles 3^rd (13.85)

ANNUAL PROGRESSION:

110m hurdles:
1989 14.23
1990 13.85
1991 13.88
1992 13.71
1993 13.42
1994 13.45
1995 13.29
1996 13.32
1997 13.49
1998 13.63
1999 13.51
2000 13.58
2001 13.55
2002 14.04/13.91w
2003 13.67
2004 13.65/13/58w
2005 14.00/13.93w
2006 13.92

EVENTS / PERSONAL BESTS:

100 metres: 10.47 - 1994
110m hurdles: 13.29 - 1995                            

RECORD(S):
Australian record: 110m hurdles - 13.29
Australian record: 60m hurdles (indoors) - 7.73   

Interesting Facts

Kyle enjoys VW cars, shopping, designing, childcare and coaching.

Pat and Bernard Vander-Kuyp adopted Kyle when he was a baby.

He was awarded the 1998 Cleo Bachelor of the Year.

Kyle is a great role model for his indigenous people and is actively involved in Athletics Australia's indigenous program.

Sporting Career

Kyle started his international career at the Commonwealth Games in February 1990 and later that year he won bronze at the World Junior Championships. During the '90s Kyle compiled an impressive record competing at 13 major championships and winning eight consecutive National 110m hurdles titles. He is Australia's greatest ever high hurdler.

He was magnificent at the Gothenburg World Championships 1995, running an Australian record of 13.29 in the second round on his way to a close-up fifth in the final and also made the Olympic final in 1996.

He relocated from Melbourne to Canberra in the late '90's and started the 2000 season in style with three good Grand Prix wins including a 13.58s run in Perth before incurring a foot injury, which prevented him from defending his National Title. Kyle returned to good form in August winning the 110 metres hurdles at the Telstra Athletics Trials and gaining a place on the Australian team for the 2000 Olympics where he progressed well to the semi finals finishing eighth.

Kyle regards his greatest asset as his ability to perform well under pressure, which he did at the 2001 Telstra Nationals, where his place in the World Championships team was not assured. Kyle responded well and was the only new athlete to run an 'A' World Championship qualifying time. He unfortunately injured himself while competing in Europe and withdrew from the 2001 World Championships.

Kyle also missed the 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games team, but returned to clock an Athens Olympic qualifying time in Europe in mid-2003. He started the 2003/04 domestic season well with wind assisted runs of 13.72 and 13.58 and won his 11th consecutive national title in February 2004 in a time of 13.56.

He ran 13.77 and 13.78 in Japan in late April, but unfortunately slightly injured himself. In June and July he raced 7 times, recording a best of 13.82 but missed selection for Athens.

Injured for the 2004/05 domestic season, Kyle returned to competition in late November 2005. He finished 2^nd in the Canberra Telstra A-series meet and was 2^nd in the Nationals. At the Melbourne Commonwealth Games, his fourth,  he missed the final of the hurdles when he finished 5^th in his heat.