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Born | Cronulla, New South Wales, Australia | April 2, 1954
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Sport | Water polo |
Andrew Kerr OAM (born 2 April 1954) [1] is an Australian former water polo player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics, the 1980 Summer Olympics, the 1984 Summer Olympics, and the 1988 Summer Olympics. [1]
Andrew Kerr has 3 siblings, brothers Peter, Bill and sister Cecilia. [2] His mother was Petronella Lynch (d. 2004) from Mildura. His father was Henry 'Harry' Kerr (c. 1921-July 2013), a retail clerk who reached the rank of Flight Lieutenant during service with the Royal Australian Air Force in World War 2. [2] 'Harry' flew Kittyhawks with No. 76 Squadron RAAF [3] and was also a flight instructor. [2]
In 2009, Kerr was inducted into the Water Polo Australia Hall of Fame. [4] He was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in the 2014 New Year's Day honours list. [5]
Personal information | |
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Born | Cronulla, New South Wales, Australia | April 2, 1954
Sport | |
Sport | Water polo |
Andrew Kerr OAM (born 2 April 1954) [1] is an Australian former water polo player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics, the 1980 Summer Olympics, the 1984 Summer Olympics, and the 1988 Summer Olympics. [1]
Andrew Kerr has 3 siblings, brothers Peter, Bill and sister Cecilia. [2] His mother was Petronella Lynch (d. 2004) from Mildura. His father was Henry 'Harry' Kerr (c. 1921-July 2013), a retail clerk who reached the rank of Flight Lieutenant during service with the Royal Australian Air Force in World War 2. [2] 'Harry' flew Kittyhawks with No. 76 Squadron RAAF [3] and was also a flight instructor. [2]
In 2009, Kerr was inducted into the Water Polo Australia Hall of Fame. [4] He was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in the 2014 New Year's Day honours list. [5]