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Kevin Berry no more

SYDNEY: Kevin Berry, who won a swimming gold for Australia at the 1964 Olympics and set 10 world records during his career, died on Thursday at the age of 61 after a fall in a nursing home, Swimming Australia said in a statement.

Berry's gold at Tokyo came in the 200-metre butterfly and followed his three gold medals at the 1962 Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia.

Berry, who had become ill in recent years with an undisclosed illness. — Agencies

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