Kris McCarthy

Kris McCarthy
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1979-10-15) 15 October 1979 (age 45)
Mildura, Victoria
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight80 kg (180 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event800 metres
ClubGlenhuntly Athletics Club

Kristopher James "Kris" McCarthy (born 15 October 1979 in Mildura[1]) is a retired Australian middle-distance runner who specialised in the 800 metres.[2] He represented his country at the 2000 Summer Olympics without reaching the semifinals. He won the bronze medal in the event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.

He has personal bests of 1:45.57 minutes in the 800 metres (Melbourne 2000) and 3:47.7 minutes in the 1500 metres (Melbourne 2003).

In 2017 he decided to play AFL Masters and won the Carrum Cowboys Masters Best & Fairest Award in his maiden year beating the unlucky Reynolds brothers, who finished 2nd and 3rd (respectively).

Competition record

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Australia
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 46th (h) 800 m 1:48.92
2001 Universiade Beijing, China 5th 800 m 1:46.15
7th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:08.19
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 3rd 800 m 1:46.79
4th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.39
2003 World Championships Paris, France 20th (sf) 800 m 1:47.64

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