Anthony Benson

Retired

Updated: 2021-04-23

Victoria

Bio

Tony Benson is a retired Australian long-distance runner who competed at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games. He held Australian Records over 2000m & 3000m distances, and was ranked 5th in the world for 5000m.

Following his retirement from competition, Benson previously worked as the National Athletics Coach for both Philippines & Australia. He has travelled throughout Africa, Asia & the Pacific as an IAAF lecturer, and is currently involved with Run Out Of Poverty providing free coaching to disadvantaged students.

Track ChampionshipsRoad ChampionshipsOff-Road Championships
1966 Victorian 1500m
1967 Victorian 3 Miles
1967 Victorian Mile
1968 Victorian 1500m
1968 Victorian 3 Miles
1968 Victorian Mile
1969 Victorian Mile
1969 Pacific Conference Games 1500m
1971 Victorian 5000m
1971 Victorian 3 Miles
1971-72 Australian 5000m
1970 Victorian 10 Miles
1970 Victorian 10km
1967 Victorian 10km Cross Country
1967 Victorian 10 Miles Cross Country
1968 Victorian 10km Cross Country
1969 Victorian 5 Miles Cross Country
1970 Victorian 5 Miles Cross Country
1970 Victorian 10km Cross Country
1970 Victorian 10 Miles Cross Country
1971 Victorian 10km Cross Country
1972 Victorian 10km Cross Country
International CompetitionOlympic GamesCommonwealth Games
1969 Pacific Conference Games1972 Munich
World RecordsAustralian RecordsState Records
Australian 3000m - 7m 50.2s - 2 Jan 1971 Victorian 3000m - 7m 50.2s - 2 Jan 1971
* Records set en-route to longer distance.
^ Overseas performances not recognised as records before 1969.
# Best on record for Non-Record Events.

Media

1972: Australian athletes named for Munich Olympics

Results

DateNamePositionResult    
07/09/1972 Games of the XX Olympiad Men's 5000m Heat 3713:42.8  
11/08/1972 Pre-Olympic Games Meeting Men's 2000m15:06.2  
17/06/1972 Victorian Cross Country Championship Men's 10km131:07    
20/05/1972 Bakersfield Track Classic Men's 5000m113:36.6  
26/03/1972 Australian Track & Field Championships Men's 5000m114:35.6  
12/03/1972 Wills - Qantas Meeting Men's 5000m1Unknown    
27/02/1972 Victorian Championship Men's 1500m Final23:43.5  
20/12/1971 Zatopek Classic Men's 10000m129:29    
14/07/1971 Oslo International Athletics Meeting Men's 2 Miles18:27.4  
10/07/1971 Härnösand International Athletics Meeting Men's 3000m18:04.5  
07/07/1971 DN-Galan Men's 5000m113:32.2  
19/06/1971 Victorian Cross Country Championship Men's 10km132:05    
18/03/1971 Herb Elliott Mile Men's Race33:59.8  
14/03/1971 Australian Track & Field Championships Men's 5000m214:00    
28/02/1971 Victorian Championship Men's 3 Miles Final113:54.9  
14/02/1971 Victorian Championship Men's 1500m Final23:45.2  
13/02/1971 Victorian Championship Men's 5000m Final114:01.2  
07/02/1971 Victorian Championship Men's 5000m Heat 1115:02.4  
06/02/1971 Victorian Championship Men's 1500m Heat 213:46.7  
02/01/1971 South Australia v Victoria Men's 3000m17:50.2  
18/12/1970 Melbourne International Athletics Meeting Men's 5000m213:52.6  
14/11/1970 Athletics Victoria Interclub Men's 1500m13:45.5  
08/08/1970 Victorian Road Championship Men's 10 Miles148:21    
18/07/1970 Victorian Road Championship Men's 10km131:03    
04/07/1970 Victorian Cross Country Championship Men's 10 Miles11:04:11    
20/06/1970 Victorian Cross Country Championship Men's 10km132:25    
30/05/1970 Victorian Cross Country Championship Men's 5 Miles124:56    
22/03/1970 Australian Track & Field Championships Men's 5000m0DNF    
21/03/1970 Australian Track & Field Championships Men's 1500m Final53:47    
20/03/1970 Australian Track & Field Championships Men's 1500m Heat 133:53.4  
01/03/1970 Victorian Championship Men's Mile Final34:12.4  
28/02/1970 Victorian Championship Men's Mile Heat 324:21    
26/11/1969 Athletics Victoria Interclub Men's 2 Miles18:41.8  
04/10/1969 Nobeoka International Athletics Meeting Men's 5000m113:56.2  
27/09/1969 Pacific Conference Games Men's 1500m13:43.8  
24/05/1969 Victorian Cross Country Championship Men's 5 Miles125:24    
29/03/1969 Australian Track & Field Championships Men's 1500m Final33:46.2  
28/03/1969 Australian Track & Field Championships Men's 1500m Heat 113:51.2  
04/03/1969 Victorian Championship Men's Mile Final14:00.1  
01/06/1968 Victorian Cross Country Championship Men's 10km131:16    
24/03/1968 Australian Track & Field Championships Men's 5000m0DNF    
13/03/1968 Brisbane International Athletics Meeting Men's 3000m18:01.8  
02/03/1968 Victorian Championship Men's Mile Final14:02.1  
22/02/1968 Victorian Championship Men's 3 Miles Final113:26    
03/01/1968 Victorian Championship Men's 1500m Final13:46.5  
01/07/1967 Victorian Cross Country Championship Men's 10 Miles152:12    
17/06/1967 Australian Cross Country Championship Men's Senior 10km231:29    
03/06/1967 Victorian Cross Country Championship Men's 10km131:24    
06/05/1967 Victorian Cross Country Championship Men's 5 Miles225:11    
26/02/1967 Australian Track & Field Championships Men's 5000m314:29.4  
25/02/1967 Australian Track & Field Championships Men's 1500m53:46.2  
11/02/1967 Victorian Championship Men's Mile Final14:04.5  
07/02/1967 Victorian Championship Men's Mile Heat 124:15.5  
04/02/1967 Victorian Championship Men's 3 Miles Final113:41.2  
29/01/1967 Boston Indoor Track Meet Men's Mile54:06.1  
26/01/1967 Millrose Games Men's Indoor 2 Miles38:43.8  
21/01/1967 Inter-College Indoor Athletics Men's 2 Miles18:57.2  
14/01/1967 Knights of Columbus Games Men's Indoor Mile64:11.7  
26/12/1966 Peninsula Championship Men's Mile Invitation14:06.4  
20/12/1966 Melbourne International Athletics Meeting Men's 2 Miles18:41.5  
08/12/1966 Glen Huntly Athletic Club Meeting Men's 880 Yards2Unknown    
03/12/1966 Athletics Victoria Interclub Men's 880 Yards11:53.5  
22/11/1966 Sandringham Athletic Club Meeting Men's 2000m15:08.7  
19/11/1966 Athletics Victoria Interclub Men's 880 Yards11:55.1  
12/11/1966 Athletics Victoria Interclub 1 Mile Time Trial14:04.6  
30/07/1966 Victorian Cross Country Championship Men's 10 Miles1055:56    
16/07/1966 Victorian Cross Country Championship Men's 10km332:58    
09/07/1966 Victorian Cross Country Championship Men's 5 Miles124:59.5  
18/06/1966 Victorian Cross Country Championship Men's 5 Miles224:26    
26/03/1966 Australian Track & Field Championships Men's 1500m53:48.2  
21/03/1966 Melbourne International Athletics Meeting Men's 1500m3Unknown    
03/03/1966 Glen Huntly Athletic Club Meeting Men's Mile3Unknown    
26/02/1966 NSW v Victoria Interstate Match Men's 1500m2Unknown    
19/02/1966 Victorian Championship Men's Mile44:03.8  
10/02/1966 Victorian Championship Men's 3 Miles Final614:02.4  
20/01/1966 Victorian Championship Men's 800m Heat 111:59.9  
20/01/1966 Victorian Championship Men's 800m Final31:55.2  
18/01/1966 Victorian Championship Men's 5000m Final514:14    
01/01/1966 Victorian Championship Men's 1500m Heat 32Unknown    
01/01/1966 Victorian Championship Men's 1500m Final13:50    
13/11/1965 Athletics Victoria Interclub Men's Mile14:11    
31/07/1965 Victorian Cross Country Championship Men's 10 Miles1057:25    
17/07/1965 Victorian Cross Country Championship Men's 10km734:47    
19/06/1965 Victorian Cross Country Championship Men's 5 Miles928:02    
01/02/1965 Victorian Championship Men's Mile Final8Unknown    
30/01/1965 Victorian Championship Men's 3 Miles Final714:21    
28/01/1965 Victorian Championship Men's Mile Heat 13Unknown    
26/01/1965 Victorian Championship Men's 6 Miles830:35    
18/01/1965 Victorian Championship Men's 5000m Final4Unknown    
04/07/1964 Victorian Cross Country Championship Men's 10km934:59    

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