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Kieran Hansen

Kieran Hansen

Age

52

Place of Birth

NSW

Olympic History

Albertville 1992

Lillehammer 1994

Nagano 1998

Career Events

Mens 5000m Relay

Short Track Speed Skating Mens 1000m

Short Track Speed Skating Mens 500m

 

Kieran's Story

Short track speed skater Kieran Hansen was a triple Olympian for Australia, competing at the 1992, 1994 and 1998 Winter Olympics. He was part of the history-making short track men’s relay team that won Australia its first Winter Olympic medal in 1994. Hansen teamed with Steven Bradbury, Richard Nizielski and Andrew Murtha to win the medal. (John Kah was in Lillehammer as the team’s reserve.) The team showed its mettle in its qualifying race, finishing second. In the final, they put in a great performance. Italy raced away to the win, with the United States and Australia flashing across the line together. The two teams recorded the same time, but the US was awarded the silver medal.

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