Kenneth George Kennedy (6 September 1913 – 20 August 1985) was the first Winter Olympian to compete for Australia.
He was born in Sydney and was educated at Waverley College was a speed skater and ice hockey player.
The Executive Committee has carefully considered and endorsed the entry of Kenneth G. Kennedy to represent in the Ice Speed Skating events.His best result was 29th in the 500 metres.
He had the following to say about the games held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Nazi Germany: They were magnificent, well staged and closely policed by the armyWherever you went there were guards ... the army.
When World War II broke out, Kennedy joined the Royal Air Force.