Tunarama Festival!!!
Thursday the 26th to Saturday the 28th of January 2023
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Bendigo Bank
Tunarama Festival
Home of the world famous
TUNA TOSS
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Here is the complete list of results of all categories of Tuna Toss since the Men's event
was first held in January 1980.
Men's & Women's World Record Tosses in red in the list below.
1980
John Penny
16.43m
1981
Tony Chambers
11.2m
1982
Alistair Alexander
21.9m
1983
Claudio Centifanti
22.2m
1984
John Hockenberg
19.55m
1985
Geoff Neighbor
13.0m
1986
Eugene Bria Debbie Boyce
20.5m 10.15m
1987
Michael Wade Heidi Wittesch
18.78m 11.25m
1988
Eugene Bria Heidi Wittesch
24.65m 14.25m
1989
Michael Wade Heidi Wittesch
18.5m 14.08m
1990
Eugene Bria Heidi Wittesch
23.45m 13.08m
1991
Norm Marks Jodie Hamilton
14.49m 4.64m
1992
Norm Marks Donna Charlton
21.2m 9.9m
1993
Michael Proude Lyn Reynolds
22.14m 11.04m
1994
Michael Proude Lyn Reynolds
24.28m 10.67m
1995
Norm Marks Lyn Flanagan
23.29m 9.85m
1996
Travis Peters Helen Easton
22.6m 10.05m
1997
Eugene Bria Sharon Davies
21.61m 11.39m
1998
Sean Carlin Helen Marks
37.23m 13.2m
1999
Norm Marks Sharon Thomas
24.55m 12.22m
2000
Darren Billet Brooke Krueger
30.7m 17.0m
2001
Darren Billet Brooke Krueger
26.63 20.67m
2002
Darren Billet Brooke Krueger
28.82m 21.25m
2003
Darren Billet Sharon Thomas
26.8m 9.2m
2004
Mark Goold Debra Wells
20.13 11.3m
Athletes Division
Darren Billett Tracey Blacker
29.78m ??
2005
Seann Puckridge Ellie Stopetie
19.6m 9.6m
Athletes Division
Steve Hitch Stacey Sullivan
21.48m 18.04m
2006
Martin Tregoning Vanessa Clarke
17.6m 8.13m
Athletes Division
Steve Hitch Tracy Blacker
18.06m 10.6m
2007
Richard Pawlaczyk Katrina Vlassco
19.5m 7.99m
Athletes Division
Michael Proude Kerryn Farina
15.94m 7.78m
2008
Alan Sperling Leticia Kruger
15.25m 7.92m
Athletes Division
Steve Hitch Brooke Billet
19.26m 19.96m
2009
Darren Billet Brooke Billet
32.25m 19.97m
2010
Matt Staunton Brenda Wilkins
22.16m 8.5m
2011
Matt Staunton Jacqui Hockaday
23.95m 9.44m
2012
Matt Staunton Jacqui Hockaday
23.24m 9.1m
2013
Tim Driesden Emily Nolan
30.26m 12.15m
2014
Hirok Akou Jacqui Hockaday
32.97m 11.12m
2015
Matt Staunton Shanelle Staunton
23.06m 10.37m
2016
Michael Proude Shanelle Staunton
18.33m 12.27m
2017
Luke Reynolds Althea Mackie
17.76m 12.11m
2018
Levi Proude Estee Meyer-Stander
18.91m 9.6m
2019
Timothy Heyes Althea Mackie
26.72m 12.35m
2020
Timothy Heyes Althea Mackie
24.7m 11.30m
2021 - No event due to COVID-19
First Tuna Toss - 1980
Thanks to Port Lincoln Times
Mayor Brad Flaherty taking part in 2019
Sean Carlin
Current Men's World Record Holder
The 10kg rubber tuna was introduced in 2017 after an unfortunate freezer accident rendered the usual 'morts' unusable.
Heidi Wittesch - 4 x Women's Tuna Toss Champ &
Power Lifting World Champion
2016 Women's competitor
Brooke Krueger -
Current Women's World Record holder
2014 Winners
