Australian Aths History

Australian Cross Country Championships

Cross Country - Men


Year   First    Second    Third
1910  10 miles  Andrew WOOD (NSW) 60:15.0 Charles WEYMAN (NSW) 60:18.0 J CHALMERS (NSW) 60:30.0
1912  5 miles  Charles WEYMAN (NSW) 29:45.0 William HAMILTON (Qld) Fred FLOWERS (NSW)
1921  10 miles  Fred KOHLMAN (Vic) 58:36.0 Harold SHEAVES (NSW) 58:38.0 Fred PAGE (Vic) 58:59.0
1923  5 miles  Frances BAILEY (NSW) 27:27.0 Randolph ROSE (NZL) 27:34.0 J NALDER (NZL) 27:37.0
1925  10km  Randolph ROSE (NZL) 36:11.0 J TAPP (NZL) 37:50.0 E BROWN (NZL) 38:02.0
1927  10km  George HYDE (Vic) 34:51.0 Bill SAVIDAN (NZL) 35:17.0
(3) Keith HENSCHKE (SA) 36:00.0
1929  10km  Alex HILLHOUSE (Vic) 33:22.0 Bill BARWICK (Tas) 33:25.0 Jeff MACKENZIE (NSW) 34:30.0
1931  10km  Fred COLMAN (Vic) 34:25.0 Jack SHEAVES (NSW) 34:41.0 Leo SHANAHAN (Vic) 34:42.0
1933  10km  Bill BARWICK (Tas) 35:09.6 Jack SHEAVES (NSW) 35:15.0 Walter WEIGHTMAN (Vic) 35:49.0
1935  10km  Jack SHEAVES (NSW) 32:20.0 Chris PATTERSON (NSW) 32:48.0 Fred COLMAN (Vic) 32:54.0
1937  10km  Walter WEIGHTMAN (Vic) 35:25.0 Fred BASSED (Vic) 35:43.0 Stan MILLINGTON (NSW) 36:07.0
1939  10km  George MORLEY (WA) 34:17.4 Fred BASSED (Vic) 34:23.0 James PATTERSON (NSW) 34:26.0
1946  10km  George CAMPBELL (NSW) 33:58.0 Walter WEIGHTMAN (Vic) 34:49.0 Mark SHILSTON (Vic) 35:17.0
1948  10km  Allan MERRETT (WA) 34:41.0 Mark SHILSTON (Vic) 34:47.0 Ken MILLER (NSW) 34:48.0
1950  10km  Les PERRY (Vic) 35:15.0 Gordon HALL (Vic) 35:15.0 Allan MERRETT (WA) 35:40.0
1952  10km  Neil ROBBINS (Vic) 33:06.0 Gordon HALL (Vic) 33:33.0 George CAMPBELL (NSW) 33:44.0
1954  10km  Dave POWER (NSW) 36:14.6 Thomas HARDING (Vic) 36:41.0 Max NEGRI (Vic) 36:54.0
1955  10km  Dave POWER (NSW) 31:51.2 Graham THOMAS (NSW) 32:14.0 Geoff WARREN (Vic) 32:18.0
1957  10km  Dave POWER (NSW) 32:18.2 William BAILLIE (Vic/NZL) 32:29.6 Graham THOMAS (NSW) 32:43.6
1959  10km  Robert VAGG (NSW) 32:22.4 Dave POWER (NSW) 32:35.0 Albie THOMAS (NSW) 32:52.6
1961  10km  Robert VAGG (NSW) 35:20.0 Albie THOMAS (NSW) 35:49.0 David CHISHOLM (NSW) 35:59.0
1963  10km  Ron CLARKE (Vic) 32:40.0 Albie THOMAS (NSW) 33:21.0 Trevor VINCENT (Vic) 33:39.0
1965  10km  Jim LANGFORD (WA) 35:46.0 Ron CLARKE (Vic) 36:15.0 Laurie TOOGOOD (NSW) 36:16.0
1967  10km  Laurie TOOGOOD (NSW) 31:22.6 Anthony BENSON (Vic) 31:29.2 Derek CLAYTON (Vic) 32:19.8
1969  10km  Kerry O'BRIEN (SA) 30:26.6 Ron CLARKE (Vic) 30:41.0 John COYLE (Vic) 31:18.0
1971  10km  John FARRINGTON (NSW) 33:05.2 Bruce ADAMS (NSW) 34:01.8 Dave FITZSIMONS (SA) 34:05.0
1973  10km  Bruce JONES (Vic) 30:27.0 John FARRINGTON (NSW) 30:44.0 Alan ROBINSON (NSW) 30:53.0
1974  10km  Fred LANGFORD (WA) 31:25.0 John FARRINGTON (NSW) 31:27.0 Rob MCDONALD (NSW) 31:51.0
1975  10km  Bruce JONES (NZL) 30:54.2
(2) Bill SCOTT (Vic) 30:58.2
(3) Max LITTLE (Vic) 31:03.0
(4) Dave FITZSIMONS (SA) 31:05.0
1976  12km  Kent RAYNER (Tas) 36:33.0 Jim LANGFORD (WA) 36:36.0 Rob DE CASTELLA (Vic) 36:49.0
1977  12km  Dave CHETTLE (Tas) 35:56.8 Gerard BARRETT (Qld) 36:17.6 Steve AUSTIN (Vic) 36:40.0
1978  12km  Rob DE CASTELLA (Vic) 35:36.0 Bill SCOTT (Vic) 35:38.6 Kent RAYNER (Tas) 36:04.3
1979  12km  Rob DE CASTELLA (Vic) 37:04.0 Max LITTLE (Vic) 37:23.8 Steve AUSTIN (Vic) 38:03.0
1980  12km  Rob DE CASTELLA (Vic) 37:11.0 Lawrie WHITTY (NSW) 37:35.0 Steve AUSTIN (Vic) 37:57.0
1981  12km  Gerard BARRETT (Qld) 36:16.0 Andrew LLOYD (NSW) 36:23.0 Tim O'SHAUGHNESSY (Vic) 36:25.0
1982  12km  Lawrie WHITTY (NSW) 36:24.0 Rob DE CASTELLA (Vic) 36:47.0 Rod O'CONNOR (Vic) 37:36.0
1983  12km  Zephaniah NCUBE (ZIM) 36:15.7
(2) Max LITTLE (Vic) 36:36.4
(3) Garry BRIGGS (Qld) 37:02.1
(4) Steve MONEGHETTI (Vic) 37:14.8
1984  12km  Garry HENRY (Vic) 37:39.8 Garry BRIGGS (Qld) 37:53.0 Malcolm NORWOOD (Vic) 38:14.3
1985  12km  Garry BRIGGS (Qld) 36:47.0 Adam HOYLE (Vic) 37:11.0 Graham CLEWS (WA) 37:45.0
1986  12km  Adam HOYLE (Vic) 36:47.0 Garry BRIGGS (Qld) 37:01.0 Graham CLEWS (WA) 37:21.0
1987  12km  Malcolm NORWOOD (Vic) 35:34.0 Adam HOYLE (Vic) 36:12.0 Brad CAMP (Vic) 36:26.0
1988  12km  Rob DE CASTELLA (Vic) 37:35.0 Adam HOYLE (Vic) 37:59.0 Jamie HARRISON (NSW) 38:42.0
1989  12km  Steve MONEGHETTI (Vic) 36:13.0 Malcolm NORWOOD (Vic) 37:26.0 Tony FORD (Qld) 37:38.0
1990  12km  Robert O'DONNELL (Vic) 37:13.0 Peter BRETT (SA) 37:18.0 Phillip MAKEPEACE (Vic) 37:19.0
1991  12km  Pat CARROLL (Qld) 36:43.0 Rob DE CASTELLA (Vic) 36:47.0 Paul ARTHUR (NSW) 37:01.0
1992  12km  Malcolm NORWOOD (Vic) 36:37.0 Shaun CREIGHTON (ACT) 36:46.0 Pat CARROLL (Qld) 37:02.0
1993  12km  Andrew LLOYD (NSW) 36:44.0 Julian PAYNTER (Vic) 36:52.0 John ANDREWS (NSW) 37:24.0
1994  12km  Wayne LARDEN (NSW) 38:46.0 David EVANS (Vic) 39:33.0 Colin DALTON (NSW) 39:48.0
1995  12km  Robert O'DONNELL (Vic) 37:07.0 Paul ARTHUR (NSW) 37:21.0 Rod HIGGINS (ACT) 37:24.0
1996  12km  Darren WILSON (Vic) 36:39.3 Nigel ADKIN (Vic) 37:23.8 Julian DWYER (Vic) 37:32.8
1997  12km  Mizan MEHARI (ACT) 37:36.0 Lee TROOP (Vic) 37:45.0 Julian PAYNTER (Vic) 38:01.0
1998  12km  Mizan MEHARI (ACT) 35:45.0 Lee TROOP (Vic) 36:22.0 Steve MONEGHETTI (Vic) 36:32.0
1999  12km  Sisay BEZABEH (ACT) 37:42.0 Julian PAYNTER (Vic) 38:10.0 Kim GILLARD (NSW) 38:34.0
2000  12km  Lee TROOP (Vic) 36:22.6 Dean CAVUOTO (ACT) 36:37.7 Steve MONEGHETTI (Vic) 36:55.7
2001  12km  Craig SEMPLE (Vic) 36:44.7 Nigel ADKIN (Vic) 37:00.5 Mark THOMPSON (Vic) 37:24.2
2002  12km  Patrick NYANGELO (TAN) 27:29
(3) Mark THOMPSON (Vic) 37:58		 Stephen BWIRE (TAN) 37:30
(5) Gemechu WOYECHA (ACT) 38:20
(6) Simon FIELD (Vic) 38:27
2003  12km  Steve MONEGHETTI (Vic) 36:27 Patrick NYANGELO (TAN) 36:48
(3) Scott WESTCOTT (NSW) 36:54
(4) Mark THOMPSON (Vic) 36:59
2004  12km  Scott WESTCOTT (NSW) 36:10 Martin DENT (ACT) 36:37 David BYRNE (NSW) 36:58
2005  12km  Martin DENT (ACT) 36:50 Alastair STEVENSON (Qld) 37:00 Russell DESSAIX-CHIN (NSW) 37:10
2006  12km  Lee TROOP (Vic) 36:36 Martin DENT (ACT) 36:52 Michael SHELLEY (Qld) 37:15
2007  12km  Jeffrey HUNT (NSW) 37:09 Ben ST LAWRENCE (NSW) 37:11 Martin DENT (ACT) 37:17
2008  12km  Martin DENT (ACT) 36:05 Jeffrey HUNT (NSW) 36:27 Ben ST LAWRENCE (NSW) 36:33
2009  12km  Clinton PERRETT (Vic) 39:13 Jeffrey HUNT (NSW) 39:27 Liam ADAMS (Vic) 39:56
2010  12km  Martin DENT (ACT) 36:49 Liam ADAMS (Vic) 37:05 Jeffrey HUNT (NSW) 37:20
2011  12km  Liam ADAMS (Vic) 36:05 Martin DENT (ACT) 36:22 Scott WESTCOTT (NSW) 36:23
2012  12km  James NIPPERESS (NSW) 41:22 Chris HAMER (Vic) 41:23 Mitchel BROWN (Vic) 41:51
2013  12km  Mitchel BROWN (Vic) 38:39 Ben MOREAU (NSW/GBR) 38:42 David THOMAS (Tas) 38:43
2014  12km  Duer YOA (Vic) 37:43 Nicholas WIGHTMAN (Vic) 37:48 Thomas DO CANTO (NSW) 37:55
2015  12km  Liam ADAMS (Vic) 35:29 Nicholas WIGHTMAN (Vic) 36:05 Joshua JOHNSON (ACT) 36:06
2016  10km  Stewart MCSWEYN (Tas) 30:33 Jordan GUSMAN (NSW) 30:38 Hugh WILLIAMS (NSW) 30:42
2017  10km  Andrew BUCHANAN (Vic) 30:30 Edward GODDARD (NSW) 30:45 Harry SMITHERS (Vic) 30:46
2018  10km  Andrew BUCHANAN (Vic) 32:15 Riley COCKS (SA) 32:39 Edward GODDARD (NSW) 32:48
2019  10km  David MCNEILL (Vic) 30:21 Andrew BUCHANAN (Vic) 30:29 Edward GODDARD (NSW) 30:31
2020    NOT HELD
2021    NOT HELD
2022  10km  Seth O'DONNELL (Vic) 32:19 Riley COCKS (SA) 32:33 Edward GODDARD (NSW) 32:35
2023  10km  Jack RAYNER (Vic) 30:01 Andrew BUCHANAN (Vic) 30:07 Edward MARKS (Vic) 30:15
2024  10km  Seth O'DONNELL (Vic) 33:19 Edward MARKS (Vic) 33:20 Haftu STRINTZOS (Vic) 33:26
2025  10km  Zachary FACIONI (NSW) 30.33 Aidan VELTEN (Vic) 30.39 Matthew BUCKELL (Vic) 30.58

The first three Australian athletes (as well as first three overall) are in the respective columns.
Rank in brackets ( ) indicate the overall rank of the Australian athlete where that athlete was beaten into that place by an international.

 

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