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Kirk Palmer (born 12 October 1986)[1] is an Australian freestyle swimmer and an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.

Kirk Palmer

Personal information
Full name	Kirk Palmer
National team	Australia
Born	(1986-10-12) 12 October 1986 (age 35) Central Coast, New South Wales
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	87 kg (192 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Barker Aquatic Swim Club
Medal record Men's swimming Representing Australia Olympic Games 2008 Beijing 4×200 m freestyle World Championships (LC) 2009 Rome 4×200 m freestyle World Championships (SC) 2008 Manchester 4×200 m freestyle 2008 Manchester 200 m freestyle

He was selected in the squad for the 4×200-metre freestyle relay for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He helped Australia qualify sixth in the heats, but was dropped from the finals quartet to make way for Grant Hackett and Patrick Murphy. Australia took the bronze medal for its third-place finish in the final.[1]

He was also a member of the Australian 4×200-metre freestyle relay team that broke the short course world record on 31 August 2007.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
• World record progression 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay

References

На других языках

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- [en] Kirk Palmer

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[es] Kirk Palmer

Kirk Palmer (Central Coast, 12 de octubre de 1986) es un deportista australiano que compitió en natación, especialista en el estilo libre.[1]

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[fr] Kirk Palmer

Kirk Palmer (né le 12 octobre 1986 à Central Coast) est un nageur australien en activité, spécialiste des épreuves de nage libre. Il est médaillé de bronze au relais 4 x 100 m nage libre aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 2008 en participant aux séries, puis remporte le titre du relais 4 × 100 m nage libre aux Championnats du monde en petit bassin et la médaille d'argent sur le 200 m nage libre la même année.

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[it] Kirk Palmer

Kirk Palmer (Central Coast, 12 ottobre 1986) è un nuotatore australiano.

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