3 Mile World Record - 13:10.8 - 9 July 1958
Santry Stadium (Dublin, Ireland)
9 July 2008
50th Anniversary of 3 Mile World Record
Santry Stadium
Albert "Albie" Thomas
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3 Mile World Record - 13:10.8 - 9 July 1958 Santry Stadium (Dublin, Ireland) |
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9 July 2008 |
Albie Thomas is a champion Australian middle-distance runner. He competed at three Olympic Games (1956, 1960, 1964), two British Empire Games (1958, 1962) and captured three world records during 1958 and 1959.
Olympic Games
XVI Summer Olympic Games - Melbourne, 1956:
| 5000m - Men | Qualifying - Heat 3 | 14:14.2 | 1st |
| Final | 14:04.6 | 5th |
XVII Summer Olympic Games - Rome, 1960:
| 1500m - Men | Qualifying - Heat 2 | 3:46.8 | 5th |
| 5000m - Men | Qualifying - Heat 3 | 14:06.2 | 3rd |
| Final | 14:20.4 | 11th |
XVIII Summer Olympic Games - Tokyo, 1964:
| 1500m - Men | Qualifying - Heat 1 | 3:54.9 | 9th |
| 5000m - Men | Qualifying - Heat 2 | 14:27.8 | 11th |
British Empire & Commonwealth Games
VI British Empire & Commonwealth Games - Cardiff, Wales, 1958:
| 1 mile | Final | 4:02.7 | 3rd |
| 3 mile | Final | 13:24.4 | 2nd |
VII British Empire & Commonwealth Games - Perth, Australia, 1962:
| 1 mile | Final | 4:11.2 | 5th |
| 3 mile | Final | 13:40.6 | 5th |
World Records
| 2 Miles | 7 Aug 1958 | Dublin | 8:32.0 |
| 3 Miles | 9 Jul 1958 | Dublin | 13:10.6 |
| 4 x 1 Mile Relay (Dennis Wilson; Albie Thomas; John Murray; Herb Elliott) |
22 Mar 1959 | Melbourne | 16:25.6 |
| 3 Miles Indoor | 24 Jan 1964 | Toronto | 13:26.4 |
National Competition
Australian Track & Field Championships
| 1956-57 | 3 Miles | 13:37.6 | 1st |
| 1957-58 | 3 Miles | 13:41.8 | 1st |
| 1958-59 | 1 Mile | 4:06.2 | 3rd |
| 3 Miles | 13:42.8 | 1st | |
| 1959-60 | 1 Mile | 4:06.7 | 2nd |
| 1960-61 | 1 Mile | 4:09.6 | 3rd |
| 3 Miles | 13:50.2 | 2nd | |
| 1961-62 | 1 Mile | 4:06.5 | 1st |
| 3 Miles | 13:36.4 | 2nd | |
| 1962-63 | 1 Mile | 4:05.0 | 1st |
| 3 Miles | 13:46.6 | 2nd | |
| 1963-64 | 1 Mile | 3:58.3 | 1st |
| 3 Miles | 13:20.4 | 2nd (1st Australian) | |
| 1964-65 | 1 Mile | 4:05.9 | 1st |
| 3 Miles | 14:08.8 | 2nd |
Australian Cross Country Championships
| 1959 | 10 km | 32:52.6 | 3rd |
| 1961 | 10 km | 35:49.0 | 2nd |
| 1963 | 10 km | 33:21.0 | 2nd |
Galleries
"The Will To Win" from the film
What Makes A Champion (1959)
Featuring Herb Elliott, Merv Lincoln, Bob Vaag and Albie Thomas.
This is a high-resolution video file (18 Mb) - for lower resolution video,
please follow the links to
What Makes A Champion
Radio Interviews
Albie Thomas & Ronnie
Delaney Interviewed by RTE Sport (Ireland) 10 July 2008
{Nb. Requires
Real Player - Save file to
local drive before playing}
Albie Thomas Interviewed by Alan
Jones on Radio 2GB, 18 June 2008
Media Stories
"Legend's Lap of Honour", Jason
O'Brien, www.independent.ie, 10 July 2008
"Albie Thomas Returns to Scene of
World Record Venue", www.onrunning.com, 9 July 2008
"In running for a legend",
St George and Sutherland Shire Leader, 26 June 2008
"Great and good come out for launch",
Malcolm McCausland, The Irish News, 10 June 2008
Albie Thomas Interview by Edward Ovadia as published in Run For Your Life
April 2008
"A Snap At 50 Quid", Geoff McClure,
The Age, 22 March 2002
"Living Legend: Albie Thomas", Nicole
Andronicus, Fun Runner, February/March 1995
"Long Range Distance Star", Phil
Brennan, Athletics, May/June 1994
"Ah, It Was A
Magic Shovel!", Sports Illustrated, 18 August 1958
"The Miracle Mile",
Time Magazine, 18 August 1958
Links
Morton Memorial
Meeting - 50th Anniversary of the Summer of World Records
"And
how happy the Irish were that it happened on their track!" - Article by Noel
Guiden
"Sparkling
night's athletics at Brother Morton Memorial" - Article by Noel Guiden
Clonliffe
Harriers - Host club of 1958 Santry Stadium world record events
"1958 Revisited" -
Article by Noel Guiden, 28 Mar 08
"Albie Thomas to visit
Clonliffe Harriers" - Article by Noel Guiden, 1 Jul 08
"Albie Thomas back
in Santry" - Article by Stephen Byrne, 11 Jul 08