ARTHUR POSTLE
“THE CRIMSON FLASH”
WORLD CHAMPION ATHLETE
Born in 1881 at Springside near Pittsworth in Queensland – Arthur Postle was revered around the globe in the years before World War I as the fastest man alive. He turned professional in 1902 and on 5 December 1906 in Kalgoorlie Western Australia he set a world record beating Irishman Bernard Day in a 75 yard race in the time of 7.2 seconds – A record which was not broken until the 1970’s
In 1910 he held the world sprint record of 130 yards and in 1912 in New Zealand set a new world record for the 200 yards in 19 seconds. Arthur Postle retired from competition running in 1913 and returned to Queensland where he went on to coach runners for the next 50 years. Arthur Postle died in Brisbane in April 1965.
A B Postle receiving his decoration after winning the World Championship running competition at the Boulder Racecourse,
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