Albie Thomas is a former elite Australian middle distance runner who achieved great success in the late 1950s & early 1960s. On 6 Aug 1958 Thomas became only the 20th athlete in history to break the four minute mile while pacing Herb Elliott to a world record result in Santry, Ireland. He won 8 Australian Championships in one mile & three mile events; as well as 19 NSW Championships in events ranging from one mile to marathon.

Following his retirement from international competition Thomas continued to represent St George District Athletic Club for many decades as an athlete, coach & administrator. He was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia, Australian Sports Medal & Centenary Medal as well as being admitted to the NSW Government Hall of Champions. He holds a Merit Award & Life Membership of St George District Athletic Club.

Track Championships	Road Championships	Off-Road Championships
1956-67 Australian 3 Miles 1957 NSW 6 Miles 1957-58 Australian 3 Miles 1958 NSW 3 Miles 1958-59 Australian 3 Miles 1959 NSW Mile 1959 NSW 3 Miles 1960 NSW Mile 1960 NSW 3 Miles 1961 NSW Mile 1961 NSW 3 Miles 1961-62 Australian Mile 1962 NSW Mile 1962-63 Australian Mile 1963 NSW Mile 1963 NSW 3 Miles 1963-64 Australian Mile 1964 NSW Mile 1964 NSW 3 Miles 1964-65 Australian Mile 1965 NSW Mile 1965 NSW 3 Miles 1965 NSW 6 Miles	1963 NSW Marathon	1959 NSW Cross Country 1964 NSW Cross Country
International Competition	Olympic Games	Commonwealth Games
	1956 Melbourne 1960 Rome 1964 Tokyo	1958 Cardiff 1962 Perth
World Records	Australian Records	State Records
World 3 Miles - 13m 10.8s - 9 Jul 1958 World 2 Miles - 8m 32.0s - 7 Aug 1958 World 4x 1 Mile - 16m 25.6s - 22 Mar 1959 Commonwealth 2 Miles - 8m 33.0s - 4 Dec 1963 World Indoor 3 Miles - 13m 26.4s - 24 Jan 1964	Australian Open 3 Miles - 13m 26.0s - 8 Dec 1957 Australian Open 2 Miles - 8m 37.8s - 14 Jun 1958 Australian Overseas 3 Miles - 13m 10.8s - 9 Jul 1958^ Australian Overseas 2 Miles - 8m 32.0s - 7 Aug 1958^ Australian Open 4x 1 Mile - 16m 25.6s - 22 Mar 1959 Australian Open 3000m - 8m 01.4s - 19 Jan 1960* Australian Open 2 Miles - 8m 35.4s - 19 Jan 1960 Australian Open 3 Miles - 13m 21.6s - 21 Oct 1962 Australian Open 2 Miles - 8m 33.0s - 4 Dec 1963 Australian National 5000m - 13m 51.4s - 15 Dec 1963 Australian Open Mile - 3m 58.3s - 21 Mar 1964	New South Wales Mile - 4m 01.5s - 29 Nov 1957 New South Wales 2 Miles - 8m 37.8s - Jun 1958 New South Wales 1500m - 3m 43.2s - 6 Jan 1960* New South Wales Mile - 3m 58.8s - 6 Jan 1960

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