Australian Centurion List

Many try but few achieve this toughest of feats. The first was Gordon Smith in 1938 and the last were Michelle Thompson and Mark Wall in 2011. Who will be next?

1 Gordon A.S.Smith (18/01/02 - 08/03/45 - deceased) 
October 1938
Completed 113 miles 1390.5 yards in 24 hours 
Bankstown Oval, Sydney, NSW 		 NSW No 1  20:58:09 
2 Jack Webber (20/10/14 - 26/01/98 - deceased ) 
20/21 August 1971 
Completed 104 miles 1238 yards in 24 hours
Adelaide Harriers Track, Adelaide, SA 		 SA No 1 22:44:53
3 Jim Gleeson (14/06/31)
23/24 October 1971 
Completed 122 miles 215 yards in 24 hours (AR)
Edwards Lake Athletics Track, Reservoir, Victoria 
Also completed 100 miles in 19:16:14 on 21/22 Nov 72 at same venue 		 Vic No 1 18:33:58 (AR)
4 Clarrie Jack (27/04/45) 
23/24 October 1971 
Edwards Lake Athletics Track, Reservoir, Victoria 		 Vic No 2 20:39:45 
5 Stuart Cooper (11/11/50) 
23/24 October 1971 
Edwards Lake Athletics Track, Reservoir, Victoria 		 Vic No 3  21:36:53 
6 Tim Thompson (16/03/46 - 01/05/07 - deceased) 
21/22 October 1972 
Edwards Lake Athletics Track, Reservoir, Victoria 		 SA No 2 23:48:08
7 Dudley Pilkington (18/06/19 - 04/02/2012 - deceased) 
15-16 December 1972 
Spreyton Racecourse, Devonport, Tasmania (just over 100 miles) 
Also completed 100 miles in 22:59:00 on Oct 18-19 1975 in Melbourne. 		 Tas No 1 23:29:00 
8 Fred Redman (21/04/11 - 03/09/86 - deceased)
2-29 September 1973 
Adelaide Harriers Track, Adelaide, SA 		 Vic No 4 22:59:00 
9 Michael Porter (06/06/25) 
18-19 October 1975 
George Knott Athletic Field, Clifton Hill, Victoria 		 Vic No 5  21:45:47 
10 Stan Jones (12/08/25) 
18-19 October 1975 
George Knott Athletic Field, Clifton Hill, Victoria 		 Vic No 6  22:04:59 
11 Chris Clegg (04/05/13 - 13/12/07 - deceased) 
18-19 October 1975 
George Knott Athletic Field, Clifton Hill, Victoria 		 From USA 22:34:14 
12 John Harris (18/02/51) 
18-19 October 1975 
George Knott Athletic Field, Clifton Hill, Victoria 		 Qld No 1  23:18:15
13 Tim Erickson (23/11/50) 
09-10 October 1976 
Kensington Olympic Park, Adelaide, SA 		 Vic No 7  22:10:27 
14 Claude Martin (15/09/35) 
08-09 October 1977 
George Knott Athletic Field, Clifton Hill, Victoria 		 Vic No 8  22:42:53.6 
15 Bill Dyer (26/03/61) 
October 1977 
George Knott Athletic Field, Clifton Hill, Victoria 		 Vic No 9  22:50:33.5 
(Youngest centurion 
 performance) 
16 John Smith (07/10/38) 
07-08 October 1978 
380m Circuit, streets of Gosford, NSW		 NSW No 2  18:49:20 
17 Ian Jack (27/04/45) 
03-04 November 1979 
George Knott Athletic Field, Clifton Hill, Victoria 		 Vic No 10  17:59:30 (AR)
18 Terry O'Neil (09/01/56) 
03-04 November 1979 
George Knott Athletic Field, Clifton Hill, Victoria 		 Vic No 11 21:13:08 
19 Bill Dillon (22/03/38) 
23-24 November 1979 
Duncan McKinnon Reserve, Glenhuntly, Vic 		 Vic No 12  20:51:06 
20 Geoff (Buck) Peters (31/01/27) 
06-07 September 1980 
Adelaide Harriers Track, Adelaide, SA 		 SA No 3  23:34:10 
21 Jim Turnbull (05/06/36) 
13-14 December 1986 
Kingsley Reserve, Wanaroo, WA 		 WA No 1 23:38:53 
22 George Audley (21/08/35) 
28-29 May 1988 
McGilvrey Oval, Perry Lakes, WA 		 WA No 2  23:28:48 
23 Stan Miskin (31/07/25) 
29-30 October 1988 
Completed 167.117 km in 24 hours 
Adelaide Harriers Track, Adelaide, SA		 Qld No 2  22:59:48 
24 Peter Bennett (11/11/55) 
08-09 October 1994 
George Knott Athletic Field, Clifton Hill, Vic 		 Qld No 3  19:42:54 
25 Andrew Ludwig (24/06/66 - 27/01/09 - deceased) 
08-09 October 1994 
George Knott Athletic Field, Clifton Hill, Vic 		 Qld No 4  22:26:09 
26 Ken Walters (19/09/32) 
08-09 October 1994 
George Knott Athletic Field, Clifton Hill, Vic 		 Vic No 13  22:28:31 
27 Carmela Carrassi (07/08/53)
13-14 April 1996 
Completed 162.541 Km in 24 hours. (AR) 
Coburg Harrriers Track, Coburg, Vic 		 Vic Woman No 1  23:44:22 (AR)
28 Caleb Maybir (28/11/54) 
28-29 September 1996 
ANZ Stadium, Nathan, Qld 		 Qld No 5 23:34:20
29 Robin Whyte (24/02/42) 
05-06 October 1996 
George Knott Athletic Field, Clifton Hill, Vic 		 ACT No 1  20:37:12 
30 Merv Lockyer (31/08/31) 
05-06 October 1996 
George Knott Athletic Field, Clifton Hill, Vic 		 Vic No 14  23:45:51
31 Gerald Manderson  (11/11/43)
19-20 September 1998
George Knott Athletic Field, Clifton Hill, Vic		 From NZ 21:37:31
32 Norm Morris  ( 30/01/41 - 23/04/99 - deceased)
19-20 September 1998
George Knott Athletic Field, Clifton Hill, Vic		 From NZ 22:32:47
33 Yiannis Kouros  (05/03/56)
19-20 September 1998
George Knott Athletic Field, Clifton Hill, Vic		 Vic No 15 22:55:23
34 Roger LeMoine (16/10/40 - 22/04/04 - deceased)
19-20 September 1998
George Knott Athletic Field, Clifton Hill, Vic		 From UK 23:04:51
35 Sue Clements (18/05/54) 
19-20 September 1998
George Knott Athletic Field, Clifton Hill, Vic		 From UK 23:58:40
36 Sandra Brown  (01/04/49)
18-19 Spetember 1999
Coburg Athletics Track, Coburg, Vic		 From UK 19:14:56  (AOR)
37 Herbert Neubacher  (03/03/53)
18-19 Spetember 1999
Coburg Athletics Track, Coburg, Vic		 From Germany 21:03:07
38 Jill Green  (10/10/41)
18-19 Spetember 1999
Coburg Athletics Track, Coburg, Vic		 From UK 21:15:35
39 Carol Baird  (15/03/49)
18-19 Spetember 1999
Coburg Athletics Track, Coburg, Vic		 ACT No 2 22:16:43  (AR)
40 Gerrit de Jong  (08/06/41)
18-19 Spetember 1999
Coburg Athletics Track, Coburg, Vic		 From Holland 22:51:24
41 Boyd Millen  (25/01/36 - 26/01/06 - deceased)
02-03 September 2000
Coburg Harriers Track, Coburg, Vic		 From UK 23:25:43
42    Fred Brooks  (06/01/34)
07-08 April 2001
Coburg Harriers Track, Coburg, Vic		 Vic No 16 22:31:15
43 Michael Harvey  (05/12/62)
07-08 April 2001
Coburg Harriers Track, Coburg, Vic		 Vic No 17 22:51:30
44 Lyn Lewis  (14/08/55)
13-14 April 2002
Coburg Harriers Track, Coburg, Vic		 Qld No 6 22:46:54
45 Karyn O'Neill nee Bollen  (27/01/55)
13-14 April 2002
Coburg Harriers Track, Coburg, Vic		 Vic No 18 23:35:56
46 Charles Arosanyin  (26/06/47)
12-13 April 2003
Coburg Harriers Track, Coburg, Vic		 From Nigeria/England 23:35:51
47
 Bob Lee (21/02/55)
17-18 April 2004
Coburg Harriers Track, Coburg, Vic
 From NZ
 22:44:44
48
 Graham Watt (28/08/76)
17-18 April 2004
Coburg Harriers Track, Coburg, Vic		 Vic No 19
 23:59:23
49
 Geoff Hain (12/08/46)
16-17 October, 2004
Santos Stadium, Adelaide, SA
 Qld No 7
 23:30:38
50
 David Billett (24/09/70)
16-17 April 2005
Coburg Harriers Track, Coburg, Vic
 SA No 4
 23:52:27
51
 Deryck Skinner (27/11/32)
17-18 October 2005
Santos Stadium, Adelaide, SA
 SA No 5
 22:39:55
52
 Jens Borello (09/10/47)
22-23 April 2006
Coburg Harriers Track, Coburg, Vic
 Denmark No 1
 22:33:01
53
 Pat Fisher (17/03/48)
22-23 April 2006
Coburg Harriers Track, Coburg, Vic
 ACT No 3
 23:10:38
54 Cathy Cox (24/08/53)
19-20 April 2008
Coburg Harriers Track, Coburg, Vic		 SA No 6 23:54:28
55
 Rudy Schoors (07/01/65)
18-19 April 2009
Coburg Harriers Track, Coburg, Vic
 Belgium No 1
 22:01:45
56
 Caroline Mestdagh (01/06/65)
18-19 April 2009
Coburg Harriers Track, Coburg, Vic
 Belgium No 2
 22:40:27
57
 Ian Valentine (29/12/60)
18-19 April 2009
Coburg Harriers Track, Coburg, Vic
 Qld No 8
 23:37:03
58
 Michelle Thompson (12/12/1968)
16-17 April 2011
Coburg Harriers Track, Coburg, Vic
 Vic No 20
 22:03:27
59
 Mark Wall (19/09/1956)
16-17 April 2011
Coburg Harriers Track, Coburg, Vic
 Vic No 21
Now resident in UK
 23:20:41
60
 Eddy Goeman (04/11/1962)
14-15 April 2012
Coburg Harriers Track, Coburg, Vic
 Belgium No 3
 21:16:23


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