Kieren Perkins is a former Australian freestyle swimmer who specialised in the 1500 metre freestyle and won the Olympic gold medal in that event in successive Games in the 1990s. He took his first title at the 1992 Olympics, winning in world record time, and then defended it at the 1996 Olympics. Across his Olympic career he won four medals in total. He was born on 14 August 1973 and is remembered as one of the leading distance freestylers of his generation.
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is an Australian former freestyle swimmer
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born 14 August 1973
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In total he won four Olympic medals
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is an Australian former freestyle swimmer
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He won his first at the 1992 Olympics
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then at the 1996 Olympics when he defended his title
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