Australian Centurion List

Many try but few achieve this toughest of feats. The first was Gordon Smith (C 1) in 1938 and the most recent was Allicia Heron C87) in 2024. Who will be next?

1 Gordon A.S.Smith (18/01/02 - 08/03/45 - deceased) 
10/11 October 1937
Completed 110 miles 831 yards in 24 hours 
Centennial Park, Sydney, NSW 		 NSW No 1  21:38:04
1A
 Jack Debert (26/01/1900 - 13/04/1974 - deceased)
10/11 October 1937
Completed 100 miles 266 yards in 24 hours 
Centennial Park, Sydney, NSW
NSW No 2
 23:59:00 (approx)
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 - 14/06/2014 - deceased)
23/24 October 1971 
Completed 122 miles 215 yards in 24 hours (AR)
Edwards Lake Athletics Track, Reservoir, VIC 
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, VIC 		 VIC No 2 20:39:45 
5 Stuart Cooper (11/11/50) 
23/24 October 1971 
Edwards Lake Athletics Track, Reservoir, VIC 		 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, VIC 		 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, VIC 		 VIC No 5  21:45:47 
10 Stan Jones (12/08/25 - 11/01/2016 - deceased) 
18-19 October 1975 
George Knott Athletic Field, Clifton Hill, VIC 		 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, VIC 		 USA No 1
 22:34:14 
12 John Harris (18/02/51) 
18-19 October 1975 
George Knott Athletic Field, Clifton Hill, VIC 		 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, VIC 		 VIC No 8  22:42:53.6 
15 Bill Dyer (26/03/61) 
October 1977 
George Knott Athletic Field, Clifton Hill, VIC 		 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 3  18:49:20 
17 Ian Jack (27/04/45) 
03-04 November 1979 
George Knott Athletic Field, Clifton Hill, VIC 		 VIC No 10  17:59:30 (AR)
18 Terry O'Neill (09/01/56) 
03-04 November 1979 
George Knott Athletic Field, Clifton Hill, VIC 		 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 - 23/02/2014 - deceased) 
06-07 September 1980 
Adelaide Harriers Track, Adelaide, SA 		 SA No 3  23:34:10 
21 Jim Turnbull (05/06/36 - 05/11/2021 - deceased) 
13-14 December 1986 
Kingsley Reserve, Wanaroo, WA 		 WA No 1 23:38:53 
22 George Audley (21/08/35 - 28/06/2020 - deceased) 
28-29 May 1988 
McGilvrey Oval, Perry Lakes, WA 		 WA No 2  23:28:48 
23 Stan Miskin (31/07/25 - 21/12/2014 - deceased) 
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 - 14/09/2018 - deceased) 
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 		 First woman
VIC No 14
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 - 28/05/2022 - deceased) 
05-06 October 1996 
George Knott Athletic Field, Clifton Hill, VIC 		 ACT No 1  20:37:12 
30 Merv Lockyer (31/08/31 - 24/12/2020 - deceased) 
05-06 October 1996 
George Knott Athletic Field, Clifton Hill, VIC 		 VIC No 15 23:45:51
31 Gerald Manderson  (11/11/43)
19-20 September 1998
George Knott Athletic Field, Clifton Hill, VIC		 NZ No 1
 21:37:31
32 Norm Morris  ( 30/01/41 - 23/04/99 - deceased)
19-20 September 1998
George Knott Athletic Field, Clifton Hill, VIC		 NZ No 2
 22:32:47
33 Yiannis Kouros  (05/03/56)
19-20 September 1998
George Knott Athletic Field, Clifton Hill, VIC		 VIC No 16 22:55:23
34 Roger LeMoine (16/10/40 - 22/04/04 - deceased)
19-20 September 1998
George Knott Athletic Field, Clifton Hill, VIC		 Great Britain No 1
 23:04:51
35 Sue Clements (18/05/54) 
19-20 September 1998
George Knott Athletic Field, Clifton Hill, VIC		 Great Britain No 2
 23:58:40
36 Sandra Brown  (01/04/49)
18-19 September 1999
Coburg Athletics Track, Coburg, VIC		 Great Britain No 3
 19:14:56  (AOR)
37 Herbert Neubacher  (03/03/53)
18-19 September 1999
Coburg Athletics Track, Coburg, VIC		 Germany 21:03:07
38 Jill Green  (10/10/41)
18-19 September 1999
Coburg Athletics Track, Coburg, VIC		 Great Britain No 4
 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 September 1999
Coburg Athletics Track, Coburg, VIC		 Netherlands No 1
 22:51:24
41 Boyd Millen  (25/01/36 - 26/01/06 - deceased)
02-03 September 2000
Coburg Harriers Track, Coburg, VIC		 Great Britain No 5
 23:25:43
42    Fred Brooks  (06/01/34)
07-08 April 2001
Coburg Harriers Track, Coburg, VIC		 VIC No 17 22:31:15
43 Michael Harvey  (05/12/62)
07-08 April 2001
Coburg Harriers Track, Coburg, VIC		 VIC No 18 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 19 23:35:56
46 Charles Arosanyin  (23/06/67)
12-13 April 2003
Coburg Harriers Track, Coburg, VIC		 Nigeria/England 23:35:51
47
 Bob Lee (21/02/55)
17-18 April 2004
Coburg Harriers Track, Coburg, VIC
 NZ No 3
 22:44:44
48
 Graham Watt (28/08/76)
17-18 April 2004
Coburg Harriers Track, Coburg, VIC		 VIC No 20
 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 - 19/05/2020 - deceased)
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 21
 22:03:27
59
 Mark Wall (19/09/1956)
16-17 April 2011
Coburg Harriers Track, Coburg, VIC
 VIC No 22
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
61
 Justin Scholz (08/10/1974)
14-15 July 2012
North Adelaide Parklands, Adelaide, SA
 VIC No 23
 22:09:03
62
 Barry Loveday (05/10/1977)
29-31 July 2012
Caboolture Historical Village, Caboolture, QLD
 VIC No 24
 22:37:56
63
 Sharon Scholz (31/07/1976)
15-16 June 2013
Blacktown International Sports Centre, Blacktown, NSW
 VIC No 25
 20:06:00
64
 Steve Jordan ( 29/03/1957 - 15/12/2014 - deceased)
15-16 June 2013
Blacktown International Sports Centre, Blacktown, NSW
 VIC No 26
 23:13:33
65
 Anyce Melham ( 23/11/1957)
15-16 June 2013
Blacktown International Sports Centre, Blacktown, NSW
 NSW No 4
 23:46:32
66
 Peter Crump (05/10/1960)
14-15 September 2013
Middle Park Parklands, Melbourne, VIC
 SA No 7
 23:39:40
67John Kilmartin (11/06/1951)
18-19 April 2015
Coburg Harriers Track, Coburg, VIC		VIC No 2721:11:56
68
 Rob Robertson (24/02/1963)
16-17 April 2016
Coburg Harriers Track, Coburg, VIC
 USA No 2
 23:13:53
69
 Sandra de Graaff (17/12/1967)
16-17 April 2016
Coburg Harriers Track, Coburg, VIC		 Netherlands No 2
 23:45:32
70
 Albertus van Ginkel (17/04/1961)
16-17 April 2016
Coburg Harriers Track, Coburg, VIC		 Netherlands No 3
 23:46:36
71
 Ivo Majetic (21/06/1968)
22-23 April 2017
Coburg Harriers Track, Coburg, VIC
 USA No 3
 21:30:55
72
 Chris Burn (27/03/1975)
21-22 April 2018
Coburg Harriers Track, Coburg, VIC
 IOM No 1
 22:08:09
73
 Jantinus Meints (02/04/1958)
21-22 April 2018
Coburg Harriers Track, Coburg, VIC
 Netherlands No 4
 22:25:34
74
 Adrie Ros (13/12/1962)
21-22 April 2018
Coburg Harriers Track, Coburg, VIC
 Netherlands No 5
 22:33:31
75
 Colin Heywood (08/07/1954)
21-22 April 2018
Coburg Harriers Track, Coburg, VIC
 N.T. No 1
 22:46:53
76
 Kim Janssens (11/08/1973)
13-14 April 2019
Coburg Harriers Track, Coburg, VIC
 Belgium No 4
 22:19:38
77
 Marco Bloemerts (16/09/1965)
13-14 April 2019
Coburg Harriers Track, Coburg, VIC
 Netherlands No 6
 22:42:30
78
 Jurgen de Waart (18/06/1962)
13-14 April 2019
Coburg Harriers Track, Coburg, VIC
 Netherlands No 7
VIC No 28		 23:13:03
79
 Martin Vos (11/08/1969)
13-14 April 2019
Coburg Harriers Track, Coburg, VIC
 Netherlands No 8
 23:20:17
80
 Gertrude Achterberg (07/09/1970)
13-14 April 2019
Coburg Harriers Track, Coburg, VIC
 Netherlands No 9
 23:36:28
81
 Pramesh Prasad (21/01/1974)
17-18 April 2021
Coburg Harriers Track, Coburg, VIC
 VIC No 29
Fiji No 1
 20:43:42
82Joffrid Mackett  (01/12/1970 )
25-26 March 2022
AIS Athletics Track, Canberra		ACT No 423:25:03
83Remy Van Den Brand ( 26/07/1975)
9-10 April 2022
Coburg Harriers Track, Coburg, VIC		Netherlands No 1021:04:52
84Andrew Titley (18/02/1965 )
9-10 April 2022
Coburg Harriers Track, Coburg, VIC		IOM No 2 22:48:59
85Arie Kandelaars (07/02/1964)
15-16 April 2023
Coburg Harriers Track, Coburg, VIC		Netherlands No 1123:28:07
86Sabina Hamaty (14/11/1968)
1-2 June 2024
Griffith University Track, Southport, QLD		NSW No 523:40:16
87Allicia Heron (25/07/1983)
4-5 October 2024
Thorndon Park, Adelaide, SA 		ACT No 523:15:33


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