Golden Gumboot Challenge Returns

After a 28-year-hiatus, the Murrumbateman Field Days Golden Gumboot Challenge is coming back this year…. and we are looking for the past winners!

The Gumboot throwing competition was a firm favourite at the Field Days in the mid-90’s, but was soon replaced with Boomerang throwing. It even involved a failed Guinness World Record attempt… but never the less the lengths thrown were very impressive.

Whilst rummaging through our archives, we found an old gumboot trophy from 1995/96. With the help of local historian, Tim the Yowie Man, we have managed to identify the past winners of the men’s, women and children’s competitions.

We are now inviting back the 1995 and 1996 winners to defend their title – with a free entry to the Field Days for all past champions!

Can you help find them? Surely some are still in the Yass Valley and Canberra region?

1995 winners

Ladies: Vicki Brown (24.16m)

Men: David Spackman (33.6m)

Under 12’s: Luke McMillan (25.6m)

1996 winners

Ladies: Kerrie De Britt (22.81m) FOUND!

Men: Marcus Bush (38.05m)

Under 12’s Jason Hudson (27.32m)

Check out Tim’s latest article about Gumboot throwing in the Canberra Times.

Please get in touch with us, we would love to hear from you – Jo at promotions@mfdays.com or Tom at manager@mfdays.com

Main Photo credit: Tim the Yowie Man

Photos below: Murrumbateman Field Days Archives

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