Tony Benson is a retired Australian long-distance runner who competed at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games. He held Australian Records over 2000m & 3000m distances, and was ranked 5th in the world for 5000m.

Following his retirement from competition, Benson previously worked as the National Athletics Coach for both Philippines & Australia. He has travelled throughout Africa, Asia & the Pacific as an IAAF lecturer, and is currently involved with Run Out Of Poverty providing free coaching to disadvantaged students.

Track Championships	Road Championships	Off-Road Championships
1966 Victorian 1500m 1967 Victorian 3 Miles 1967 Victorian Mile 1968 Victorian 1500m 1968 Victorian 3 Miles 1968 Victorian Mile 1969 Victorian Mile 1969 Pacific Conference Games 1500m 1971 Victorian 5000m 1971 Victorian 3 Miles 1971-72 Australian 5000m	1970 Victorian 10 Miles 1970 Victorian 10km	1967 Victorian 10km Cross Country 1967 Victorian 10 Miles Cross Country 1968 Victorian 10km Cross Country 1969 Victorian 5 Miles Cross Country 1970 Victorian 5 Miles Cross Country 1970 Victorian 10km Cross Country 1970 Victorian 10 Miles Cross Country 1971 Victorian 10km Cross Country 1972 Victorian 10km Cross Country
International Competition	Olympic Games	Commonwealth Games
1969 Pacific Conference Games	1972 Munich
World Records	Australian Records	State Records
	Australian 3000m - 7m 50.2s - 2 Jan 1971	Victorian 3000m - 7m 50.2s - 2 Jan 1971

* Records set en-route to longer distance.
^ Overseas performances not recognised as records before 1969.
# Best on record for Non-Record Events.

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1972:

Australian athletes named for Munich Olympics