Bill Barwick was the first Tasmanian athlete to represent Australia at an Olympic Games. He was a champion middle-distance runner who held every Tasmanian distance record from 800 Yards to 15 Miles in 1933.

Barwick was struck by an Achilles tendon injury after arriving in Los Angeles for the 1932 Olympic Games. With a few days rehabitation & training he finished a creditable 7th in his 1500m Heat.

After the Olympics Barwick continued competing as a specialist miler before retiring from track competition in 1935. He was awarded an MBE in 1985 for his contribution to the community as an athletic administrator.

Track Championships	Road Championships	Off-Road Championships
1925-26 Tasmanian Mile 1925-26 Tasmanian 3 Miles 1926-27 Tasmanian Mile 1926-27 Tasmanian 3 Miles 1928-29 Tasmanian 880 Yards 1928-29 Tasmanian Mile 1928-29 Tasmanian 3 Miles 1929-30 Tasmanian 880 Yards 1929-30 Tasmanian Mile 1929-30 Tasmanian 3 Miles 1930-31 Tasmanian 880 Yards 1930-31 Tasmanian Mile 1930-31 Tasmanian 440 Yards Hurdles 1931-32 Tasmanian 880 Yards 1931-32 Tasmanian Mile 1932-33 Tasmanian 880 Yards 1932-33 Tasmanian Mile	1925-26 Tasmanian 2 Miles 1926-27 Tasmanian 2 Miles 1927-28 Tasmanian 2 Miles 1929-30 Tasmanian 15 Miles	1926-27 Tasmanian 6 Miles 1926-27 Tasmanian 10000m 1927-28 Tasmanian 10000m 1927-28 Tasmanian 5 Miles 1928-29 Tasmanian 10000m 1930-31 Tasmanian 10000m 1931-32 Tasmanian 5 Miles 1933 Australian Cross Country 1933-34 Tasmanian 10000m 1933-34 Tasmanian 5 Miles 1933-34 Tasmanian 6 Miles 1933-34 Tasmanian 10 Miles
International Competition	Olympic Games	Commonwealth Games
	1932 Los Angeles
World Records	Australian Records	State Records
	Australian Mile - 4m 16.8s - 30 Jan 1932 Australian 5 Miles Cross Country - 26m 10s - 1 Jul 1933 Australian 10km Cross Country - 32m 52.4s - 22 Jul 1933 Australian 4 Miles Road - 19m 41.2s - 26 Aug 1933 Australian 2 Miles Road - 9m 13.8s - 2 Sep 1933 Australasian 2 Miles - 9m 18.6s - 23 Sep 1933	Tasmanian 2 Miles Road - 9m 32s - 6 Nov 1926 Victorian Mile - 4m 16.8s - 30 Jan 1932 Tasmanian 880 Yards - 1m 58.4s - 14 May 1932 Tasmanian 5 Miles Cross Country - 26m 10s - 1 Jul 1933 Tasmanian 6 Miles Cross Country - 32m 05s - 15 Jul 1933 Tasmanian 10km Cross Country - 32m 52.4s - 22 Jul 1933 Tasmanian 4 Miles Road - 19m 41.2s - 26 Aug 1933 Tasmanian 2 Miles Road - 9m 13.8s - 2 Sep 1933 Tasmanian 10 Miles Cross Country - 56m 41s - 9 Sep 1933

* Records set en-route to longer distance.
^ Overseas performances not recognised as records before 1969.
# Best on record for Non-Record Events.

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1935:	Barwick To Retire
1933:	Australia's Finest Distance Runner