THE Hall of Fame is established to recognise those outstanding individuals who are role models for the sport of Masters athletics in Australia. They are athletes who have made sustained performances at the highest levels as Masters athletics; and administrators who have made an extraordinary, inspirational and dedicated personal contribution to Master athletics and its development in Australia and at an international level.
Current there are 5 members of the AMA Hall of Fame.
Alan Bradford
Alan Bradford (Qld) was – and still is – a champion middle distance runner who has set several World, and many more Australian, records at 800m, 1500m and steeplechase. He has also won numerous championship titles. Currently, Alan is the Australian record- holder for M45, M50 and M60 800m; M50, 55, 60, 65 and 70 steeplechase; and holds the World record for M60 800m (2.10.42).
Ann Cooper
Ann Cooper (SA) was a member of the gold medal-winning 4×100 yards relay team at the 1950 Empire Games in Auckland. Since becoming a veteran/Masters athlete she has enjoyed considerable national and international success as a sprinter. Ann currently holds ARs for W75 60m; W60, 65, 70 and 75 100m; W60, 65, 70 and 75 200m; and W70 400m. She also shares in the W65 4×100 and 4x400m relays records. Ann is a five-times winner of the annual ‘champions
of champions’ race.
John Gilmour
John Gilmour (WA) was also a champion runner in his youth but returned home a physical wreck after suffering three years as a POW in Japan. In 1969, aged 50 years, he began competing as a veteran/Masters athlete and went on to set numerous world age records and win more than sixty international races. John turned 90 in 2009, but his Australian records for M60 1500m, and M60, 65 and 70 records at 5000m and 10000m are still unbroken.
Reg Austin
Reg Austin has been an outstanding sprinter from his early days in the professional running ranks to his extended career in masters athletics. Including his pre masters days, Reg has set 7 world records, in the M35, M40, M45 and M50 age groups over 100M, 200M and 400M, along with some 15 world titles. In the process setting Australian and New South Wales masters records for the same distances and picking up numerous national and state titles. Reg has been an inspirational athlete and an ardent supporter of masters athletics, being awarded the Order of Australia Medal in 1990 for his services to sprinting.
Shirley Brasher
Shirley Brasher was an outstanding athlete and pioneer for older women in athletics. During her illustrious 31 year masters athletics career, Shirley set 15 world and 22 national records in various age groups and in the process picking up 23 individual world titles, not to mention the numerous national and state titles, spread over events ranging from 800M to 10000M including the Steeple. Shirleys final Australian record was set in 2009, at the age of 82, for 400M. Shirleys contribution to athletics has been recognized with both Tasmanian and Australian Sports Awards, and will always be remembered as a legend of the sport.
Criteria & Nomination
Criteria and athlete nomination forms are available for the Hall of Fame.