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Australians at the Comrades Marathon (South Africa)
Held 17th June 2002, Durban to Pietermartizburg, South AfricaThe Comrades Marathon is THE most well-attended Ultramarathon in the world, attracting close to 15,000 runns along its 90km route. Every year a contingent of Australians attend.
This information is also available via a MS-EXCEL spreadsheet 
The website for the race is at www.comrades.com
| # | Runner | Club | Cowies | Drummond | Mkondeni | Finish Time | Finish Position |
| 1 | Don Wallace (1902 ) | AUSTRAL | 01:00:45 | 02:48:07 | 05:21:27 | 05:44:19 | 8 |
| 2 | Sandy Burt (18179 ) | WAUST | 01:14:30 | 03:33:26 | 07:02:47 | 07:34:46 | 643 |
| 3 | Robin Broberg (25520 ) | AUSTRAL | 01:23:23 | 03:47:58 | 07:16:41 | 07:49:31 | 818 |
| 4 | Robert Scoines (24889 ) | AUSTRAL | 01:22:10 | 03:50:39 | 07:46:58 | 08:21:37 | 1377 |
| 5 | Kumi Kato (50719 ) | Rainer | 01:24:04 | 03:56:11 | 08:06:17 | 08:43:34 | 1991 (100) |
| 6 | Pierre Van Heerden (8161 ) | SYDSTRI | 01:22:10 | 03:50:55 | 08:09:15 | 08:50:40 | 2281 |
| 7 | Maureen O'Loughlin (39664 ) | Rainer | 01:36:08 | 04:17:29 | 08:15:39 | 08:50:44 | 2315 (125) |
| 8 | Philip Lawrence (39661 ) | Rainer | 01:36:08 | 04:17:27 | 08:18:23 | 08:52:19 | 2413 |
| 9 | Diana Ball (49067 ) | WAUST | 01:39:53 | 04:17:35 | 08:22:04 | 09:01:30 | 2798 (172) |
| 10 | Peter Anderson (12563 ) | Rainer | 01:35:48 | 04:21:39 | 08:34:42 | 09:10:37 | 2950 |
| 11 | Steven Schalit (3207 ) | WAUST | 01:39:56 | 04:15:27 | 08:24:23 | 09:11:51 | 2978 |
| 12 | Gwynfor Bowen (9440 ) | Rainer | 01:34:48 | 04:12:51 | 08:30:27 | 09:13:23 | 3002 |
| 13 | Lance Thomas (9465 ) | Rainer | 01:34:49 | 04:09:42 | 08:30:27 | 09:13:23 | 3001 |
| 14 | Jon Whelan (18173 ) | AUSTRAL | 01:44:28 | 04:29:04 | 08:35:45 | 09:16:53 | 3091 |
| 15 | Steven Barker (23913 ) | AUSTRAL | 01:43:08 | 04:26:31 | 08:43:07 | 09:17:33 | 3109 |
| 16 | Philip Webb (21040 ) | WAUST | 01:27:46 | 03:58:50 | 08:57:02 | 09:35:38 | 3655 |
| 17 | Anne Binasis (23889 ) | AUSTRAL | 01:37:29 | 04:33:50 | 08:59:29 | 09:36:33 | 3684 (277) |
| 18 | Kathleen Burt (18178 ) | WAUST | 01:43:01 | 04:37:01 | 08:59:53 | 09:37:14 | 3712 (282) |
| 19 | Mike Szalek (32264 ) | WAUST | 01:22:51 | 04:02:26 | 08:52:01 | 09:37:31 | 3719 |
| 20 | Graeme Walker (11131 ) | Rainer | 01:31:46 | 04:16:30 | 08:57:21 | 09:40:39 | 3846 |
| 21 | Anthony Farry (26667 ) | AUSTRAL | 01:22:26 | 04:10:17 | 08:59:33 | 09:41:09 | 3859 |
| 22 | Bruce Hargreaves (9323 ) | AUSTRAL | 01:23:32 | 04:02:28 | 08:56:16 | 09:41:11 | 3862 |
| 23 | Jane Thompson (49251 ) | WAUST | 01:35:41 | 04:15:03 | 08:58:38 | 09:41:21 | 3869 (301) |
| 24 | Andrew Dix (22449 ) | WAUST | 01:40:14 | 04:23:35 | 09:02:05 | 09:42:27 | 3913 |
| 25 | Richard Russell (7642 ) | WAUST | 01:47:11 | 04:38:02 | 09:02:05 | 09:42:27 | 3912 |
| 26 | Peter Field (23987 ) | AUSTRAL | 01:43:08 | 04:26:31 | 09:12:00 | 09:52:55 | 4424 |
| 27 | Dean George (25169 ) | AUSTRAL | 01:25:21 | 04:11:53 | 09:05:31 | 09:53:14 | 4435 |
| 28 | Mark Rohanna (26591 ) | AUSTRAL | 01:37:29 | 04:33:51 | 09:14:49 | 10:00:19 | 4783 |
| 29 | John Anderson (24348 ) | AUSTRAL | 01:40:13 | 04:33:54 | 09:17:05 | 10:03:26 | 4867 |
| 30 | Poh Suan Neumann (8883 ) | Rainer | 01:54:04 | 05:02:26 | 09:27:09 | 10:06:42 | 4984 (465) |
| 31 | Mark Sparshott (20314 ) | AUSTRAL | 01:23:32 | 03:54:15 | 09:17:38 | 10:07:01 | 4995 |
| 32 | Patricia Griffin (12749 ) | Rainer | 01:48:14 | 04:56:56 | 09:30:55 | 10:07:02 | 4998 (467) |
| 33 | John Davies (9123 ) | WAUST | 01:25:43 | 04:04:02 | 09:18:28 | 10:10:41 | 5156 |
| 34 | Don Blair (16759 ) | Rainer | 01:53:33 | 05:03:04 | 09:36:11 | 10:15:39 | 5386 |
| 35 | Mark Butterfield (50129 ) | AUSTRAL | 01:48:05 | 04:47:23 | 09:38:37 | 10:25:44 | 5947 |
| 36 | Dennis Nel (24121 ) | SYDSTRI | 01:38:07 | 04:45:02 | 09:45:01 | 10:30:26 | 6244 |
| 37 | Carolyn Cramb (44834 ) | WAUST | 01:33:59 | 04:40:35 | 09:44:50 | 10:33:38 | 6406 (701) |
| 38 | Ross Martin (24006 ) | AUSTRAL | 01:28:12 | 04:26:31 | 09:47:00 | 10:34:38 | 6497 |
| 39 | Tracey Strain (21778 ) | Rainer | 01:44:16 | 04:52:01 | 09:51:30 | 10:35:50 | 6597 (733) |
| 40 | Stewart Vincent (50728 ) | AUSTRAL | 10:39:14 | ||||
| 41 | Bernie Tippins (39709 ) | AUSTRAL | 01:41:56 | 04:51:32 | 09:52:00 | 10:39:57 | 6888 |
| 42 | Neville Longmore Scott (23843 ) | WAUST | 01:49:55 | 05:13:13 | 10:02:58 | 10:42:25 | 7110 |
| 43 | Gerald Whiting (22273 ) | AUSTRAL | 01:45:47 | 05:01:28 | 10:03:51 | 10:50:06 | 7823 |
| 44 | Allan Wotherspoon (14667 ) | SYDSTRI | 01:45:01 | 04:55:35 | 10:07:47 | 10:51:28 | 7987 |
| 45 | Jane Sturzaker (23986 ) | AUSTRAL | 01:56:33 | 05:20:50 | 10:14:50 | 10:54:15 | 8321 (1075) |
| 46 | Nicholas Buckworth (48655 ) | AUSTRAL | 01:46:39 | 04:45:32 | 10:10:14 | 10:54:53 | 8419 |
| 47 | Alan Walker (24937 ) | Rainer | 01:55:20 | 05:13:46 | 10:14:45 | 10:56:33 | 8606 |
| 48 | John Buttner (24751 ) | AUSTRAL | 01:34:09 | 04:27:10 | 10:12:24 | 10:56:56 | 8659 |
| 49 | Faith Anderson (12647 ) | Rainer | 01:56:29 | 05:21:41 | 10:15:48 | 10:57:35 | 8732 (1141) |
| 50 | Joanne Kriel (24791 ) | Rainer | 01:56:29 | 05:21:41 | 10:16:36 | 10:57:42 | 8746 (1144) |
| 51 | Rainer Neumann (9023 ) | Rainer | 01:56:29 | 05:20:51 | 10:16:33 | 10:57:43 | 8748 |
| 52 | Donald Griffin (9285 ) | AUSTRAL | 01:54:17 | 05:07:36 | 10:25:34 | 0 | |
| 53 | Stephen Barker (23937 ) | AUSTRAL | 01:55:43 | 05:18:42 | 10:35:51 | 0 | |
| 54 | Robert Clutterbuck (24130 ) | AUSTRAL | 01:28:11 | 04:52:36 | 0 | ||
| 55 | Ian Javes (24786 ) | Rainer | 01:47:39 | 05:01:13 | 0 | ||
| 56 | Richard Bartlett (7205 ) | SYDSTRI | 01:51:30 | 05:04:42 | 0 | ||
| 57 | Jenny Staib (21775 ) | Rainer | 01:55:20 | 05:13:46 | 0 (0) | ||
| 58 | Eric Ford (9429 ) | AUSTRAL | 01:45:56 | 05:18:51 | 0 | ||
| 59 | Stephany Howard (23868 ) | AUSTRAL | 01:50:35 | 0 (0) | |||
| 60 | Debbie Woodhead (23714 ) | Rainer | Finished | 0 (0) | |||
| 61 | Alfred Field (301 ) | SYDSTRI | 0 | ||||
| 62 | Aaron Richardson (50727 ) | AUSTRAL | 0 |
