Australian Aths History

Australian Road Walking Championships - 1979


The women's 5km and men's 50km were conducted in Canning Vale, Perth, Western Australia on 11 & 12 August 1979
 
5KM ROAD WALK - Women - Sunday 12 August 1979
PosAthleteTeamMark
1Sue OrrVic24:48
2Lillian HarpurSA24:55
3Sally PiersonVic25:04
4Lorraine YoungVic25:28
5Anne RyanNSW26:44
6Kathryn GilbertNSW26:58
7Frances BurkeNSW27:26
8Margaret ReddishWA27:40
9Gail MillerWA30:12
10Paula BlaymireWA30:15
11Michelle MilesWA30:52
 
Teams
1VictoriaVic6 pts
2New South WalesNSW15 pts
3Western AustraliaWA24 pts
 
50KM ROAD WALK - Men - Saturday 11 August 1979
PosAthleteTeamMark
1Bruce CookVic4:29:19
2Terry O'NeillVic4:31:15
3Clarrie JackVic4:33:53
4Terry JonesWA4:35:53
5Robin WhyteNSW4:44:03
6Bill DyerVic4:54:07
7Harry SummersVic4:56:06
8John HarrisQLD5:03:22
9Alan HancockNSW5:10:18
10James SmithWA5:11:36
11Duncan FauxWA5:17:33
12Perter WaddellNSW5:18:12
13Roy McFaddenSA5:20:04
14Steele BeveridgeNSW5:31:40
15Frank OvertonNSW5:32:58
16Tony GoodluckSA5:33:00
17Paul DorsettNSW5:34:35
18Russel WillisSA6:45:08
Peter VysmaVicDNF
 
Teams
1VictoriaVic6 pts
2Western AustraliaWA19 pts
3New South WalesNSW20 pts

 

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