Below is the ProTrack Australian team of the century.
It consists of 20 athletes.
The 20 athletes are made up of the following:
2 athletes per each of the 8 categories below:
70m/75yds
120m/130yds
200m/220yds
400m/440yds
550m/600yds
800m/880yds
1600m/1 mile
3200m/2 miles
The remaining four athletes will be first reserves and be known for their versatility, ability to rise for the big occasion and those one can turn to if one of the ‘first sixteen’ became ill or injured.
Athletes must be Australian and competed in their prime during the period: 1st January 1900 and 31st December 1999.
Era's represented
1900's - 2
1910's - 2
1920's - 1
1930's - 2
1940's - 1
1950's - 2
1960's - 2
1970's - 4
1980's - 2
1990's - 2
STATES
VIC - 10
NSW - 4
QLD - 2
SA - 2
TAS - 1
WA - 1
It consists of 20 athletes.
The 20 athletes are made up of the following:
2 athletes per each of the 8 categories below:
70m/75yds
120m/130yds
200m/220yds
400m/440yds
550m/600yds
800m/880yds
1600m/1 mile
3200m/2 miles
The remaining four athletes will be first reserves and be known for their versatility, ability to rise for the big occasion and those one can turn to if one of the ‘first sixteen’ became ill or injured.
Athletes must be Australian and competed in their prime during the period: 1st January 1900 and 31st December 1999.
PRO TRACK TEAM OF THE CENTURY
EVENT | ATHLETE 1 | Era | ATHLETE 2 | Era |
70m/75yds | Arthur Postle (QLD) | 1900's | Keith Aiston (SA) | 1950's |
120m/130yds | Dean Capobianco (WA) | 1990's | Steve Brimacombe (VIC) | 1990's |
200m/220yds | Jack Donaldson (VIC) | 1910's | David Irvine (NSW) | 1970's |
400m/440yds | John McDonald (QLD) | 1970's | Robert Ballard (NSW) | 1980's |
550m/600yds | Jack Fitt (VIC) | 1930's | Peter Toyne (VIC) | 1970's |
800m/880yds | Peter Sheales (VIC) | 1950's | Chris Fisher (SA) | 1970's |
1600m/1 mile | Herb Hedemann (VIC) | 1910's | Harold Downes (VIC) | 1960's |
3200m/2miles | Mick Goss (TAS) | 1940's | Malcolm Norwood (VIC) | 1980's |
Reserves | Bill McManus (NSW) | 1900's | John McCracken (VIC) | 1960's |
Reserves | Austin Robertson(Vic) | 1930's | Tim Banner (NSW) | 1920's |
1900's - 2
1910's - 2
1920's - 1
1930's - 2
1940's - 1
1950's - 2
1960's - 2
1970's - 4
1980's - 2
1990's - 2
STATES
VIC - 10
NSW - 4
QLD - 2
SA - 2
TAS - 1
WA - 1