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About
Australian 100 Marathon Club Member
John Zeleznikow started running at age 21 after a childhood crippled by polio & Perthes disease. He didn’t walk until he was 10. In the decades since he has completed almost 200 marathons. His running has taken him around the world with events completed on 5 of the 7 continents.
In 1978 he successfully ran for election to Caulfield City Council. In June 1979 he completed his PhD at Monash University & for six years worked as an assistant professor at three North American universities, during which time he was able to complete many marathons across the US & Canada. While travelling for European mathematics conferences he completed marathons in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland & UK.
Results
450 results
Sweeps
Africa
1/19
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In progress
| 1981-10-04 | Canada | Labatt's · Toronto Marathon |
Still needed (18)
Algeria, Botswana, Cambodia, Egypt, Eswatini, Kenya, Lesotho, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, The United Republic of, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Asia
1/35
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In progress
| 1999-01-06 | Israel | Tiberias Marathon |
Still needed (34)
Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cabo Verde, China, Christmas Island, Cyprus, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Republic of, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea, The Democratic People's Republic of, Korea, The Republic of, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic, The, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Palestine, State of, Philippines, The, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan (Province of China), Thailand, United Arab Emirates, The, Viet Nam
Europe
12/47
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In progress
| 1982-06-19 | Denmark | Copenhagen Marathon |
| 1982-07-03 | Norway | Oslo Marathon |
| 1983-06-19 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, The | Potteries Marathon |
| 1993-10-10 | Italy | Venice Marathon |
| 1993-10-25 | Ireland | Dublin Marathon |
| 1994-04-24 | France | Marathon de Paris |
| 1999-06-12 | Sweden | Stockholm Marathon |
| 2000-07-09 | Finland | Paavo Nurmi Marathon |
| 2002-10-20 | Netherlands, The | Delta Lloyd · Amsterdam · Marathon |
| 2008-09-14 | Poland | Wroclaw Marathon |
| 2011-06-19 | Germany | Waxweiler Marathon |
| 2015-09-13 | Estonia | Seiko · Tallinn Marathon |
Still needed (35)
Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Faroe Islands, The, Greece, Guernsey, Hungary, Iceland, Isle of Man, Jersey, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova,The Republic of, Monaco, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, The, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Türkiye, Ukraine
North America
1/18
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In progress
| 1979-09-22 | United States of America, The | Vince Lombardi Marathon |
Still needed (17)
Bahamas, The, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, The, Cuba, Curaçao, Dominican Republic, The, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, United States Minor Outlying Islands, The, Virgin Islands (U.S.)
Oceania
2/11
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In progress
| 1971-05-08 | Australia | Victorian Marathon Club · Handicap |
| 2005-02-12 | New Zealand | Soul · Buller Gorge Marathon |
Still needed (9)
Cook Islands, The, Fiji, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Norfolk Island, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga
South America
0/7
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No races recorded in South America yet.
Still needed (7)
Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay
Australian Sweep
7/8
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In progress
| 1971-05-08 | Victoria | Victorian Marathon Club · Handicap |
| 1985-06-09 | New South Wales | Warrandyte Community Bank · Australian Marathon |
| 1986-04-13 | Australian Capital Territory | Nike · Canberra · Marathon |
| 1986-08-31 | South Australia | Foodland Jubilee · Festival City Marathon · Marathon |
| 2006-01-08 | Tasmania | Cadbury · Marathon |
| 2006-07-02 | Queensland | Gold Coast · Airport Marathon |
| 2016-11-06 | Western Australia | World Masters Athletics Championship · M65 Half Marathon |
Still needed (1)
Northern Territory
Trans-Tasman Sweep
9/10
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In progress
| 1971-05-08 | Victoria | Victorian Marathon Club · Handicap |
| 1985-06-09 | New South Wales | Warrandyte Community Bank · Australian Marathon |
| 1986-04-13 | Australian Capital Territory | Nike · Canberra · Marathon |
| 1986-08-31 | South Australia | Foodland Jubilee · Festival City Marathon · Marathon |
| 2005-02-12 | New Zealand - South Island | Soul · Buller Gorge Marathon |
| 2006-01-08 | Tasmania | Cadbury · Marathon |
| 2006-07-02 | Queensland | Gold Coast · Airport Marathon |
| 2014-05-03 | New Zealand - North Island | Athletics New Zealand / The Lion Foundation · Rotorua Marathon |
| 2016-11-06 | Western Australia | World Masters Athletics Championship · M65 Half Marathon |
Still needed (1)
Northern Territory
USA Sweep
25/51
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In progress
Still needed (26)
Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming
World Slam
5/7
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In progress
| 1971-05-08 | Oceania | Victorian Marathon Club · Handicap |
| 1979-09-22 | North America | Vince Lombardi Marathon |
| 1981-10-04 | Africa | Labatt's · Toronto Marathon |
| 1982-06-19 | Europe | Copenhagen Marathon |
| 1999-01-06 | Asia | Tiberias Marathon |
Still needed (2)
South America, Antarctica