A 20 Mile event has been conducted in
Canberra each June long weekend
since 1967. In the first year, it was a single stand alone event. In
1968, other racewalking events were added and it quickly grew into an
annual Racewalking Australia carnival.
The following file give the full history of the event in all its
various aspects and includes the following sections
- INTRODUCTION
- LBG 20 MILE FIRST FIVE PLACINGS, 1967 – 2008
- ALL PERFORMANCES UNDER 2:40:00 FOR THE 20 MILE EVENT
- ALL TIME RANKINGS – 20 MILE EVENT
- MOST NUMBER OF TIMES UNDER 2:40:00
- ALL TIME HONOURS LIST
- MOST NUMBER OF FINISHERS
- HONOUR LIST - FEMALE COMPETITORS
- THE H. C. CAMPBELL SHIELD FOR THE 20 MILES TEAMS EVENT
- CANBERRA 20 MILE EVENT – COMPLETE RESULTS 1967 – 2008
AFORWC
- Canberra 20 Mile results - complete.pdf
The start of the 1967 20 Mile event
From left to right: Peter McCullagh, Frank Clark, Justin Coxhead, Vic
Townsend, Murray Brown, Bob Steadman, Robin wood, Harry Summers, Robin
Whyte, Bob Gardiner, Les Wade (63), John Croft and Nigel Crew
Willi Sawall - the greatest ever Canberra 20 Mile Competitor
Willi Sawall (425) leads Tim
Erickson, Clarrie Jack, Bruce
Cook, John Sheard and Peter Vysma in the early stages a victorian
Championship
event at Fishermans Bend in Melbourne. Date would be around 1981 and it
would
be either a 50 km or a 30 km championship.
Last Updated : 3 July 2008
