Ky Hurst

  • Ky Hurst
    Ky Hurst
  • Sport
    Swimming
  • Medals
    • Gold 0
    • Silver 0
    • Bronze 0
  • Country
    Australia
  • Date of Birth
    March 11, 1981
  • Height
    6' 0" (1.83m)
  • Weight
    192lbs. (87kg)
  • Age
    32
  • Gender
    Male
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Schedule & Results

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Dates and times are in SGT.
Time Event Type Sport Event Stage Match
10/8/12 7:00 PM Medal/Final Swimming Men's 10 km Marathon 10km See Results

Ky Hurst Biography

Hurst is perhaps the most successful ironman in the history of Surf Livesaving in his native Australia, being the only man to have won seven titles. Nicknamed "Killer" due to his desire to win, Hurst has won 28 Surf Life Australian Championship titles - the second-most ever - and is a member of the Surf Livesaving's Hall of Fame. All of that success as an ironman wasn't enough, however, and in 2005 he set his sights on becoming an Olympian in the inaugural 10k open-water swim. That dream came true in 2008, as he qualified for the Beijing Games with a fifth-place finish at the world championships. Hurst went on to secure an 11th-place result in the 10k at the Olympics. He is also a two-time medal winner at the worlds, earning silver in 1998 in the 5k open water and another silver in the 5k team race in 2011.

Overall Medal Count

Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 United States 46 29 29 104
2 China 38 27 23 88
3 Great Britain 29 17 19 65
4 Russia 24 26 32 82
5 South Korea 13 8 7 28
6 Germany 11 19 14 44
7 France 11 11 12 34
75 Singapore 0 0 2 2
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