# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/kerry-o-brien
# Generated: 2026-08-13T20:41:01.985Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/kerry-o-brien"
name: "Kerry O'Brien"
slug: "kerry-o-brien"
description: "Kerry Dennis O'Brien was an Australian runner. Competing in the steeplechase he won a silver medal at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and finished fourth at the 1968 Summer Olympics. He held the world record in this event between 1970 and 1972. At the 1970 Commonwealth Games, O'Brien fell at the penultimate water-jump, while leading, and failed to finish the race. He also fell during the 1972 Olympics. He retired in 1973 having won nine Australian titles in the steeplechase, 5000 m and cross-country running. O'Brien died on 13 December 2025, at the age of 79."
tagline: "Australian athlete"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Runner_Kerry_O'Brien_1971.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Australia"
  isoCode: "AU"
category:
  name: "Athletes"
  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
  name: "Athlete"
  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1946-04-17"
deathDate: "2025-12-13"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           39.6
  momentum:             0.6369426751592357
  historical:           7.872678666666666
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     50.00000000000001
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "克里·奥布赖恩"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerry_O'Brien"
    title: "Kerry O'Brien"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%8A_%D8%A3%D9%88%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%86_(%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6%D9%8A)"
    title: "كيري أوبراين (رياضي)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%89_%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%86"
    title: "كيرى اوبراين"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerry_O%E2%80%99Brien"
    title: "Kerry O’Brien"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerry_O'Brien_(athlete)"
    title: "Kerry O'Brien (athlete)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerry_O'Brien"
    title: "Kerry O'Brien"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerry_O'Brien"
    title: "Kerry O'Brien"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerry_O'Brien"
    title: "Kerry O'Brien"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q113564"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump