A 20 Mile event has been conducted in Canberra each June long weekend since 1967. In the first year, it was a single stand alone event. In 1968, other racewalking events were added and it quickly grew into an annual Racewalking Australia carnival.

The following file give the full history of the event in all its various aspects and includes the following sections

INTRODUCTION
LBG 20 MILE FIRST FIVE PLACINGS, 1967 – 2010
ALL PERFORMANCES UNDER 2:40:00 FOR THE 20 MILE EVENT
ALL TIME RANKINGS – 20 MILE EVENT
MOST NUMBER OF TIMES UNDER 2:40:00
ALL TIME HONOURS LIST
MOST NUMBER OF FINISHERS
HONOUR LIST - FEMALE COMPETITORS
ALL TIME RANKINGS - FEMALE COMPETITORS
THE H. C. CAMPBELL SHIELD FOR THE 20 MILES TEAMS EVENT
CANBERRA 20 MILE EVENT – COMPLETE RESULTS 1967 – 2012

AFORWC - Canberra 20 Mile results - complete.pdf




The start of the 1967 20 Mile event
From left to right: Peter McCullagh, Frank Clark, Justin Coxhead, Vic Townsend, Murray Brown, Bob Steadman, Robin wood, Harry Summers, Robin Whyte, Bob Gardiner, Les Wade (63), John Croft  and Nigel Crew

Willi Sawall - the greatest ever Canberra 20 Mile Competitor
Willi Sawall (425) leads Tim Erickson, Clarrie Jack, Bruce Cook, John Sheard and Peter Vysma in the early stages a victorian Championship event at Fishermans Bend in Melbourne. Date would be around 1981 and it would be either a 50 km or a 30 km championship.

Last Updated : 13 June 2012