Sydney to Melbourne Ultramarathon

The Westfield Sydney to Melbourne Ultra Marathon was an annual ultra-marathon foot race held between 1983 and 1991. The 875-kilometre (544 mi), five-day event was regarded as one of the toughest in the world. It was particularly notable for having been won in 1983 by an almost unknown, 61-year old potato farmer Cliff Young. The final running of the event included prizemoney ($60,000 for first place), a handicapping system and a change to the course. It ceased being held when the major sponsor, Westfield Group, withdrew its support.

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Results[1]

1983

  1. Cliff Young: 5d 15h 04m
  2. George Perdon: 6d 01h 00m
  3. Siggy Bauer: 6d 05h 00m

1984

  1. Geoff Molloy: 6d 04h 02m
  2. John Hughes: 6d 06h 00m
  3. Wal McCrorie: 6d 16h 21m

1985

  1. Yiannis Kouros: 5d 05h 07m[2]
  2. Siggy Bauer: 6d 05h 46m
  3. Brian Bloomer: 6d 17h 20m

1986

  1. Dusan Mravlje: 6d 12h 38m
  2. Brian Bloomer: 7d 04h 53m
  3. Patrick Macke: 7d 13h 02m

1987

  1. Yiannis Kouros: 5d 14h 47m
  2. Patrick Macke: 6d 17h 21m
  3. Dick Tout: 6d 22h 19m

1988

  1. Yiannis Kouros: 5d 19h 14m
  2. Dick Tout: 6d 11h 18m
  3. Dusan Mravlje: 6d 14h 10m

1989

  1. Yiannis Kouros: 5d 2h 27m
  2. David Standeven: 5d 13h 55m
  3. Kevin Mansell: 5d 22h 59m

1990

  1. Yiannis Kouros: 5d 23h 55m
  2. Bryan Smith: 6d 9h 45m
  3. Peter Quirk: 6d 11h 40m

1991

  1. Bryan Smith: 6d 12h 50m (24h handicap)
  2. Tony Collins: 7d 4h 17m (12h handicap)
  3. Andrew Law: 7d 9h 32m (12h handicap)
  4. Maurice Taylor: 6d 23h 22m (24h handicap)
  5. Kevin Mansell: 7d 2h 26m (24h handicap)

Sources

  1. ^ *I've finally found my hero, Phil Essam.
  2. ^ Potter, David (18 Apr 1985) Melbourne's Greeks welcome their Marathon man; The Sydney Morning Herald