The Westfield Sydney to Melbourne Ultramarathon was an annual

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foot race held between 1983 and 1991. It was sponsored by the Westfield Group, with the start being at Westfield Parramatta shopping centre and the finish at Westfield Doncaster shopping centre (formerly known as "Doncaster Shoppingtown"). The five-day event, which ranged in distance from to , was regarded as one of the toughest in the world. It was particularly notable for having been won in 1983 by Cliff Young, an almost unknown 61-year-old potato farmer from

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won the men's race five times. In 1988, the race organiser challenged him to start 12 hours behind the rest of the field. Kouros overtook his competitors and won the race with a one-hour lead over New Zealander Dick Tout. The first woman to compete was Australian Caroline Vaughan who ran in 1984. Vaughan did not finish the race. In 1985, three women competed and finished: British ultramarathon runner

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(then Eleanor Adams), Donna Hudson of the US and Australian Margaret Smith. Robinson won the women's race three times. The final running of the event included prize money ($60,000 for first place), a handicapping system and a change to the course. It ceased being held when the Westfield Group withdrew its support.

Results

1983

# Cliff Young: 5d 15h 04m #

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: 6d 01h 00m #

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: 6d 05h 00m 6 finishers

1984

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: 6d 04h 02m # John Hughes: 6d 06h 00m # Wal McCrorie: 6d 16h 21m 9 finishers

1985

Men's race #

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The Sydney Morning Herald #Siggy Bauer: 6d 05h 46m # Brian Bloomer: 6d 17h 20m Women's race #

: 8d 00h 30m # Donna Hudson: 8d 11h 57m # Margaret Smith: 8d 16h 28m 11 finishers

1986

Men's race #: 6d 12h 38m #Brian Bloomer: 7d 04h 53m # Patrick Macke: 7d 13h 02m Women's race # Eleanor Robinson: 7d 17h 58m # Donna Hudson: 8d 06h 15m # Christine Barrett: 8d 22h 30m 9 finishers

1987

Men's race #Yiannis Kouros: 5d 14h 47m #Patrick Macke: 6d 17h 21m #Dick Tout: 6d 22h 19m Women's race # Cynthia Cameron: 8d 10h 55m # Mary Hanudel: 8d 12h 44m 16 finishers

1988

Men's race #Yiannis Kouros: 5d 19h 14m #Dick Tout: 6d 11h 18m #Dusan Mravlje: 6d 14h 10m Women's race # Eleanor Robinson: 7d 10h 5m # Sandra Barwick: 8d 04h 10m 23 finishers

1989

#Yiannis Kouros: 5d 02h 27m #David Standeven: 5d 13h 55m #

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: 5d 22h 59m 19 finishers

1990

Men's race #Yiannis Kouros: 5d 23h 55m #Bryan Smith: 6d 09h 45m # Peter Quirk: 6d 11h 40m Women's race # Sandra Barwick: 7d 04h 46m 20 finishers

1991

#Bryan Smith: 6d 12h 50m (24h handicap) #Tony Collins: 7d 04h 17m (12h handicap) #Andrew Law: 7d 09h 32m (12h handicap) #Maurice Taylor: 6d 23h 22m (24h handicap) #Kevin Mansell: 7d 02h 26m (24h handicap) 11 finishers

References

External links

Sydney to Melbourne Ultramarathon
at statistik.d-u-v.org * Multiday races Recurring sporting events established in 1983 Recurring events disestablished in 1991 Marathons in Australia {{Marathon-stub