1996 - Yiannis Kouros sets a 24 Hour World Record at Coburg

Yiannis Kouros set a new 24 Hour Run World Record of 294.504 kms (736 laps) at the 1996 Coburg 24 Hour Carnival.
The weather was atrocious - Saturday afternoon saw showers with a strong northerly wind, overnight saw heavy continuous rain which lessened to showers on the Sunday morning.