Bryan Smith (athlete)

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Bryan Smith athletics
nation AustraliaAustralia Australia
birthday October 26, 1943
place of birth Korumburra ,  Australia
job System fitter
date of death February 2, 2001
Place of death at Ceduna ,  Australia
Career
discipline Ultra marathon
Medal table
IAU World Championships 0 × gold 1 × silver 0 × bronze
IAU World Championships
silver Milton Keynes 1990 24 hour run
last change: May 19, 2017

Bryan Smith (born October 26, 1943 in Korumburra , Victoria , † February 2, 2001 at Ceduna , South Australia ) was an Australian ultra marathon runner . The Australian, who was 57 when he died, was the country's most successful ultra runner.

Life

Bryan Smith, born in Korumburra, was the fourth of five children of Alfred and Linda Smith. After attending the local primary and high school, he lived in (South) - Melbourne from the age of seventeen and worked for Telstra as a system fitter (telecommunications) for almost thirty years . In the 1980s, Smith took up running in his spare time and ran his first marathons . This was followed by the first 50-mile race and the first 12-hour run. In his first 24-hour run (Coburg Championship) he reached a distance of 200 km .

After several 48-hour runs, in which he achieved a top distance of 368 km, Smith first took part in the ultramarathon between Sydney and Melbourne in 1988, the Westfield Race with 875 kilometers or 544 miles, and immediately came fourth. Another fourth place followed the following year before he finished second in 1990 and won the race in its last edition in 1991. Cliff Young , winner of the first edition, was one of Smith's role models and a close friend.

Bryan Smith was only one in six people in the world to break the 1,000 km mark in a 6-day race. He finished third in the 150 miles Spartathlon in Greece and second in the 1st International 24 Hour Championships in Milton Keynes (GBR) in 1990. During his races, Bryan Smith was accompanied by his wife, Janet Smith (née Mackay), whom he met in 1964 and 1966 married in Williamstown . He had three sons with her, at last they lived together in Melton .

In the Race of Fire (BigRedSky Trans Australia Foot Race), a 65-day ultra run over 4,355 km from Perth to Canberra , Bryan Smith died on February 2, 2001 at 5:20 a.m. at kilometer 1930.2 shortly after the start of the 28 2nd stage (at km 3.2) from Penong to Ceduna . Bryan Smith was about to take his first drink from his wife, Janet, when he collapsed. Neither participants running behind him nor an organizer of the race could resuscitate him; a doctor brought in could only determine that he was dead. At the widow's request, the race was continued after a day's break in memory of her husband.

Personal bests

  • 50 km track run: 4:05:11 h, July 20, 1996, Burwood, Victoria (intermediate time)
  • 100 km track: 6:31:26 h, 10./11. March 1990, Coburg (Victoria) (interim)
  • 12-hour run: 138.879 km, 3rd / 4th April 1990, Milton Keynes ( England ) (interim)
  • 24-hour run : 251.310 km, 3rd / 4th April 1990, Milton Keynes (England)
  • 48-hour run: 386.400 km, 13th – 19th centuries November 1989, Colac (Victoria) (interim)
  • 6-day race: 1002,000 km, 13th – 19th November 1989, Colac (Victoria)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Melbourne Herald Sun Obituary on Bryan Smith. In: coolrunning.com.au. March 20, 2010. Retrieved May 19, 2017 .
  2. ^ Markus Müller: Bryan Smith - 2 years - RIP. In: steppenhahn.de. February 2, 2003, accessed May 19, 2017 .
  3. ^ Australia lost its greatest ultra marathon runner Bryan Smith. In: coolrunning.com.au. March 20, 2010. Retrieved May 19, 2017 .
  4. ↑ Stefan Schlett: Schlett EXTREME Part 18: Death at dawn. In: Laufreport.de. May 2017, accessed May 2017 on 19 .
personal data
SURNAME Smith, Bryan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian ultra runner
DATE OF BIRTH October 26, 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH Korumburra
DATE OF DEATH February 2, 2001
Place of death at Ceduna