Tony Benson

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Tony Benson (actually Anthony Charles Benson; born May 20, 1942 ) is a former Australian middle and long distance runner .

In 1969 he won at the Pacific Conference Games over 1500 m .

At the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, he was eliminated over 5000 m in the preliminary run.

In 1972 he was Australian champion over 5000 m .

Personal bests

  • 1500 m: 3: 41.5 min, March 18, 1971, Melbourne (intermediate time)
  • 1 mile : 3: 59.8 min, March 18, 1971, Melbourne
  • 2000 m : 5: 06.2 min, August 11, 1972, Viareggio
  • 3000 m : 7: 50.2 min, January 2, 1971, Melbourne
  • 5000 m: 13: 36.2 min, July 7th 1971, Stockholm

Web links

  • Tony Benson in the database of Athletics Australia (English)
  • Tony Benson in the trackfield.brinkster.net database (English)
  • Tony Benson in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
personal data
SURNAME Benson, Tony
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Benson, Anthony Charles
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian medium and long distance runner
DATE OF BIRTH May 20, 1942