Albie Thomas Mile

  • Event Dates
    20 December 2025
  • Profile

    The Albie Thomas Mile was established in 2014 and named after the late Albie Thomas, who was a world record holder in the 2-miles and 3-miles in the 1950s and the first person to run a sub-four minute mile in NSW.

    The meet has incorporated the Australian Mile Championships and is conducted by Bankstown Sports Athletics Club, with the assistance of Athletics NSW. The 2023/24 meet was originally scheduled to take place in the event’s traditional December time slot, but was rescheduled to March 2024. The event 2025 event was held in February, giving it more prominence within the Athletics Australia domestic season calendar, but returns to December for the 2025/26 domestic season.

    The race records are held by Jordan Gusman (3:57.29, 2017) and Abbey Caldwell (4:30.50, 2024).

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      The Crest

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      The Crest is located in Bass Hill and is managed by Canterbury Bankstown Council. The venue was originally a grass track before being resurfaced with Rekortan in the late 1990s. The track is open for training from 5:30pm to 9pm Monday to Thursday. In recent years the venue has hosted the Albie Thomas Mile, which in 2018, 2019 and 2024 Read more…
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