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The IAU conducts a biannual 24 Hour World Championships event. World 24 Hour Championships events have been undertaken since 2001 (San Giovanni Lupototo, Italy) and until about 2012 it was anticipated that Championships would occur annually. After some difficulties and the need to cancel the 2011 World Championship event (Brugg, Switzerland), the IAU decided to focus on a biannual approach alternating years with World 100km Championships.
AURA will continue to select teams to represent Australia at future 24 Hour World Championships. AURA has a desire to send both a large team (6 men and 6 women) and team with strong qualifiers. Details of future championships and the selection process will be available from this page via documents linked below.
To be considered for selection in general, a qualifying standard must be met. Standards may vary for each event. Historically, the primary standard has been 240 km for men and 220 km for women. Athletes who have achieved performances in the range of 220km for men and 200km for women are encouraged to apply. Selection is at the discretion of the Selection Committee and the final decision lies with the Executive Committee.
The principal qualifying events in Australia in 2023 are the Sri Chinmoy Canberra 24/48 held in March, the Coburg 24 hr held in April, the Southern Sydney 24 Hour Ultra (24 & 48) in June, the Australian 24 Hour Track Invitational in July. Overseas events may be considered for qualifying. Immediately past World Championship events are always valid for qualifying purposes.
The next World Championships will be held in Chinese Taipei on the 2nd & 3rd December, 2023.
Documentation:
Past events:
| Details: | The 2019 IAU 24H World Championships took place on 26th – 27th October in Albi, France. It was the biggest championship so far with recorded 45 Member Federation participated in the event. Camille Herron from USA (270,116 km – World Best Performance) and Aleksandr Sorokin from Lithuania (278,973– Lithuanian Best Performance) won the Championship. USA took gold for both Women and Men Team Championships. Applications were opened 15 Jun 2019 and closed on 15 Jul 2019. Selections were announced on 22 Jul 2019. |
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| Team: | MEN: Matthew Eckford Kevin Muller John Yoon Stephen Redfern Ewan Horsburgh Kay Bretz John Pearson Barry Loveday Dan Symonds | WOMEN: Nicole Barker Tia Jones Nikki Wynd Donna Urquhart Simone Hayes |
| Team Results: | Mens Team: 747.300km (4th) Womens Team: 612.770km (11th) |
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| Individual Results: | MEN: Kay Bretz, 259.670km - 11th Kevin Muller, 246.293km - 21st Ewan Horsburgh, 241.813km - 27th Stephen Redfern, 221.771km - 50th John Yoon, 215.787km - 58th Matthew Eckford,194.007km - 104th | WOMEN: Donna Urquhart, 206.861km - 37th Nicole Barker, 204.444km - 40th Simone Hayes, 201.463km - 48th Nikki Wynd, 181.544km - 77th Tia Jones, 128.329km - 121st |
| Team coach Martin Fryer said to the team shortly after the race “That is a very creditable set of results for us and you all should be proud, despite things not always going to plan. We batted way above our average and I know we left an extremely positive, indelible imprint on the event and the people that we met and interacted with. “Unbelievably superb camaraderie was shown by all of the Emus and their super crew. I am humbled by the courage and sportsmanship shown by the runners and the incredible, limitless energy and enthusiasm displayed by the crew. “Thank you all for an experience that I will never forget, but also for the timeless imprint you left on this event and town as fine ambassadors for Australia.” |
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| Details: | The 2017 World 24 Hour Championships were held in Belfast, Northern Ireland on 1-2 July 2017. There were 40 nations and 290 individual competitors at this championships. The winning nations were the Japan in the mens competition with 783.159km from their top 3 finishers, and the USA in the ladies event with 740.856km. |
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| Team: | MEN: John Pearson (Captain) Michael Thwaites Matthew Eckford Ewan Horsburgh Kevin Muller | WOMEN: Jodie Oborne (Captain) Nicole Barker Sharon Scholz Nikki Wynd |
| Team Results: | Mens Team: 673.294km (10th) Womens Team: 614.368km (11th) |
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| Individual Results: | MEN: Ewan Horsburgh, 240.442km - 29th Kevin Muller, 229.657km - 40th John Pearson, 203.196km - 84th Matthew Eckford, 191.632km - 97th Michael Thwaites, 180.478km - 113th | WOMEN: Nicole Barker, 218.480km - 24th Nikki Wynd, 214.317km - 29th Jodie Oborne, 181.571km - 69th Sharon Scholz, 113.988km - 117th |
| Details: | The 2015 World 24 Hour Championships were held in Turin, Italy on 11 - 12 April 2015. There were 40 nations and 302 competitors at this championships. The winning nations were the United Kingdom in the mens competition with 770km from their top 3 finishers, and the United States of America in the ladies event with 702km. The Australian mens team performed outstandingly and secured a team silver for their effort with 752km. This was the best Australian team achievement for a World 24 Hour event. The only other podium team result was a bronze achieved by the 2010 womens team. For full results, click HERE |
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| Team: | MEN: Matthew Eckford Ewan Horsburgh Michael Thwaites John Pearson Kevin Muller Barry Loveday | WOMEN: Jodie Oborne Kerrie Bremner Deb Nicholl Emma Vaughan Bernadette Benson |
| Team Results: | Mens Team: 752km, 2nd Womens Team: 519km, 19th |
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| Individual Results: | MEN: Matthew Eckford, 255.033km - 10th Ewan Horsburgh, 249.716km - 14th Michael Thwaites, 247.916km - 16th John Pearson, 241.430km - 24th Kevin Muller, 228.591km - 47th Barry Loveday, 211.048km - 94th | WOMEN: Jodie Oborne, 230.244km - 43rd (6th female) Kerrie Bremner, 164.244km - 203rd (76th female) Deb Nicholl, 124.817km - 259th (103rd female) Emma Vaughan, 114.817km - 271st (110th female) Bernadette Benson, 105.650km - 282nd (115th female) |
| Details: | The 2013 World 24 Hour Championships were held in Steenbergen, the Netherlands on 11 - 12 May 2013. There were 243 finishers from 27 nations at this championships. The winning nations were the United States of America in both the mens and womens competitions with 780km (men) and 710km (women) from their top 3 finishers. For full results, click HERE |
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| Team: Team Manager: Robert Boyce (Vic) | MEN: John Pearson (Qld, captain) David Kennedy (WA) Ewan Horsburgh (NSW) Rick Cooke (Vic) Malcolm Gamble (Vic) | WOMEN: Sharon Scholz (Vic) Allison Lilley (NSW) Bernadette Benson (WA) |
| Team Results: | Mens Team: 686.631km, 7th Womens Team: 616.295km, 9th |
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| Individual Results: | MEN: Malcolm Gamble, 231.852km - 29th John Pearson, 231.203km - 33rd Ewan Horsburgh, 223.576km - 38th David Kennedy, 220.739 - 41st Rick Cooke, 163.174km - 105th | WOMEN: Bernadette Benson, 216.343km - 20th female Sharon Scholz, 206.286km - 35th female Allison Lilley, 193.667km - 51st female |
| Details: | The 2012 World 24 Hour Championships were held in Katowice, Poland on 8 - 9 September 2012. There were 244 finishers from 34 nations at this championships. The winning nations were Germany in the mens with 759km from their top 3 finishers. The United States of America won the womens competition with 694km. For full results, click HERE |
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| Team: Team Manager: Robert Boyce (Vic) | MEN: John Pearson (Qld, captain) David Kennedy (WA) Ewan Horsburgh (NSW) Rick Cooke (Vic) | WOMEN: Sharon Scholz (Vic) Susannah Harvey Jamieson (Qld) Allison Lilley (NSW) |
| Team Results: | Mens Team: 686.631km, 7th Womens Team: 616.295km, 9th |
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| Individual Results: | MEN: David Kennedy, 227.852km - 39th Rick Cooke, 226.833km - 43rd John Pearson, 224.659km - 46th Ewan Horsburgh, 181.575km - 147th | WOMEN: Allison Lilley, 203.434km - 91st (8th female) Susannah Harvey Jamieson, 77.243km - 238th (21st female) Sharon Scholz, 57.160km - 242nd (22nd female) |
| Details: | The 2010 World 24 Hour Championships were held in Brive, France on 13-14 May 2010. There were 229 finishers from 33 nations at this championships. The winning nations were Japan (6th consecutive time) in the mens with 778km from their top 3 finishers. France (rd consecutive time) won the womens competition with 685km. The Australian womens team became the first Australian World Championships team to win a medal, placing 3rd behind France and Italy. For full results, click HERE |
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| Team: Team Manager: Robert Boyce (Vic) | MEN: Jo Blake (NSW, captain) Anth Courtney (NSW) Michael Lovric (NSW) John Pearson (Qld) Ron Schwebel (NSW) | WOMEN: Susannah Harvey-Jamieson (Qld) Alison Lilley (NSW) Meredith Quinlan (NSW) Sharon Scholz (Vic) |
| Team Results: | Mens Team: 675.705km, 10th Womens Team: 654.863km, 3rd |
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| Individual Results: | MEN: Jo Blake, 245.300km - 17th Michael Lovric, 226.346km - 40th Anth Courtney, 204.059km - 92nd Ron Schwebel, 186.110km - 129th John Pearson, 186.011 - 130th | WOMEN: Susannah Harvey-Jamieson, 212.127km - 75th (13th female) Alison Lilley, 191.612km - 116th (29th female) Meredith Quinlan, 217.851km - 65th (9th female) Sharon Scholz, 224.885km - 45th (6th female) |
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| Details: | The 2009 World 24 Hour Championships were held in Bergamo, Italy on 2-3 May 2009. There were 181 finishers from 28 nations at this championships. The winning nations were Japan in the mens (5th consecutive time) with 706km from their top 3 finishers. France won the womens competition with 684km. For full results, click HERE |
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| Team: Team Manager: Robert Boyce (Vic) | MEN: John Pearson (Qld) Michael Lovric (Qld) Robert Boyce (Vic) Mick Francis (WA) | WOMEN: Deanna Nobbs (Vic) |
| Team Results: | Mens Team: 594.976km Womens Team: Not placed (single athlete only) |
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| Individual Results: | MEN: John Pearson, 210.257km - 36th Michael Lovric, 206.464km - 44th Robert Boyce, 178.255km - 99th Mick Francis, 113.394km - 156th | WOMEN: Deanna Nobbs, 184.026km - 87th (30th female) |
| Details: | The 2008 World 24 Hour Championships were held in Seoul, South Korea on 18 - 19 October 2008. There were 161 finishers from 26 nations at this championships. The winning nations were Japan (4th consecutive) in the mens with 785km from their top 3 finishers. France won the womens competition with 708km. For full results, click HERE |
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| Team: Team Manager: Robert Boyce (Vic) | MEN: Martin Fryer (ACT) Mick Francis (WA) Tim Cochrane (NSW) John Pearson (QLD) David Waugh (NSW) Paul Every (NSW) | WOMEN: Deanna Nobbs (Vic) |
| Team Results: | Mens Team: 676.633km, 6th Womens Team: Not placed (single athlete) |
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| Individual Results: | MEN: Martin Fryer, 247.187km - 10th Mick Francis, 232.572km - 21st Tim Cochrane, 196.874km - 73rd John Pearson, 192.201km - 82nd David Waugh, 188.366km - 89th Paul Every, 147.612km - 131st | WOMEN: Deanna Nobbs, 196.512km - 75th (40th female) |
| Details: | The 2007 World 24 Hour Championships were held in Drummondville, Canada on 28 - 29 July 2007. There were 143 finishers from 25 nations at this championships. The winning nations were Japan (3rd consecutive) in the mens with 761km from their top 3 finishers. Russia (5th consecutive) won the womens competition with 671km. For full results, click HERE |
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| Team: Team Manager: Robert Boyce (Vic) | MEN: Mick Francis (WA) Martin Fryer (ACT) Coran Lang (NSW) Paul Every (NSW) Robert Boyce (Vic) | WOMEN: No entrants |
| Team Results: | Mens Team: 686.631km, 7th Womens Team: Not classified |
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| Individual Results: | MEN: Mick Francis, 216.798km - 24th Martin Fryer, 215.308km - 25th Coran Lang, 190.450km - 62nd Paul Every, 171.503km - 84th Robert Boyce, 162.713km - 96th | WOMEN: No entrants |
| Details: | The 2006 World 24 Hour Championships were held in Taipei, Taiwan on 25 - 26 February 2006. There were 108 finishers from 21 nations at this championships. The winning nations were Japan in the mens with 755km from their top 3 finishers. Russia (4th consecutive) won the womens competition with 671km. For full results, click HERE |
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| Team: Team Manager: Robert Boyce (Vic) | MEN: Martin Fryer (ACT) Mick Francis (WA) Paul Every (NSW) Simon Phillips | WOMEN: No Entrants |
| Team Results: | Mens Team: 628.467km, 8th. Womens Team: No starters. |
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| Individual Results: | MEN: Martin Fryer, 233.239km - 12th Mick Francis, 210.213km - 37th Paul Every, 185.015km - 71st Simon Phillips, 177.533km - 77th | WOMEN: No entrants |
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| Details: | Australia has been involved with World Championship 24 hour events since inception of this format in 1990. After that inaugural event in Milton Keynes, UK, there was a long period before the second event was held in 2001. There have been many outstanding results from the early years, most of which are summarised here as data allows. |
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| 2005 Worschach, Austria | Australia was not represented in these championships. In modern day terms, Australia's representation commenced at the 2006 World Championships in Taipei. | |
| 2004 Brno, Czech Republic | No Australian representation. | |
| 2003 Uden, the Netherlands | No Australian representation. | |
| 2001 Verona, Italy | No Australian representation. | |
| 1990 Milton Keynes, Great Britain | Bryan Smith, 2nd - 251.310km Peter Gray, 15th - 220.279km Michael March, 24th - 204.876km Mick Francis*, 25th - 204.497km David Standeven, 32nd - 183.510km Cliff Young, 38th - 167.136km Podium - Great Britain, Germany, France. *Represented GB. | Kim Talbot, 11th (F), 151.462km NOTE: Kim was just 21 years old at the time. Female team winners - Great Britain. |