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1984 Los Angeles | K-2 1000 m |
Barry Kelly (born 24 September 1954 in Bryon Bay, New South Wales) [1] is an Australian sprint canoeist and coach.
Kelly played several sports in his youth including golf and rugby league. [2] Kelly combined surf life saving and sprint canoe racing careers. [3] Kelly won the single ski in 1977, 1978 and 1982 and the double ski in 1977 and 1988 at the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships. [4]
Kelly competed at the 1980 Moscow Olympics in two events. He finished fifth with Robert Lee in the Men's K-2 500m and eighth in the Men's K-4 1000m. At the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, with Grant Kenny he won a bronze medal in the K-2 1000m. [3] He competed at the 1978, 1979, 1982 and 1983 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships consistently placing in the top ten. [2]
In 1989, Kelly was appointed Head Coach of the Australian Institute of Sport Sprint Canoe program that was relocated to the Gold Coast, Queensland. [2] Kelly left this position after the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Kelly was a coach of the Australian sprint canoe team at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and 1996 Atlanta Olympics and Head coach at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. [1]
In 2000, he was awarded the Australian Sports Medal. [5]
Became a school teacher after his retirement.
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Men's canoe sprint | ||
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1984 Los Angeles | K-2 1000 m |
Barry Kelly (born 24 September 1954 in Bryon Bay, New South Wales) [1] is an Australian sprint canoeist and coach.
Kelly played several sports in his youth including golf and rugby league. [2] Kelly combined surf life saving and sprint canoe racing careers. [3] Kelly won the single ski in 1977, 1978 and 1982 and the double ski in 1977 and 1988 at the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships. [4]
Kelly competed at the 1980 Moscow Olympics in two events. He finished fifth with Robert Lee in the Men's K-2 500m and eighth in the Men's K-4 1000m. At the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, with Grant Kenny he won a bronze medal in the K-2 1000m. [3] He competed at the 1978, 1979, 1982 and 1983 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships consistently placing in the top ten. [2]
In 1989, Kelly was appointed Head Coach of the Australian Institute of Sport Sprint Canoe program that was relocated to the Gold Coast, Queensland. [2] Kelly left this position after the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Kelly was a coach of the Australian sprint canoe team at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and 1996 Atlanta Olympics and Head coach at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. [1]
In 2000, he was awarded the Australian Sports Medal. [5]
Became a school teacher after his retirement.