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What happened in sport on this day..

November 20


 

 

year
Australian sporting history on this day
1868
A horse race over ten miles (about 16kms) was held at Wagga racecourse. Horses went seven and a half times around the track.
1932
James Hardy, yachtsman, was born.
1948
The Victorian Amateur Golf Championship was won by 19 year old Peter Thomson.
1960
The Channel 9 Network covered the Armstrong 500 race at Phillip Island - the first time a motor race was televised.
1975
Australian golfer Chris Campbell born
1977
Ken Warby set a new world water speed record of 464.457 kilometres an hour at Blowering Dam, Tumut in his jet boat Spirit of Australia.
1982
Jockey Ian Albuino rode 5 winners at a meeting at the Ascot racecourse
1985
Australia beat the USA in golf's Dunhill Cup played at St. Andrews in Scotland.
1987
Nathan Lyon, test cricket player - bowler, born
1999
Dawn Fraser was named female Swimmer of the Century.
1999
Australian Lars Kleppich won the sailboard world title in Papua New Guinea.
2004
Jockey Matthew Pumpa rode 5 winners on the card at the Seymour racecourse