Tom Landon-Smith

Profile

Tom started his career in cross-country skiing, racing as part of the Australian cross-country ski team before making the Olympic Squad in 1994. After early successes in multi-sport and rogaining he moved into Adventure Racing. His adventure-racing career includes top four finishes in the Primal Quest, Eco-Challenge and the Southern Traverse. He is the primary navigator for team AROC.

Tom contracts as a mechanical engineer. Tom & Alina compete as a husband and wife team.

Adventure Racing

Primal Quest, Lake Tahoe, CA, 2nd place, 2003
Wild Onion, Chicago, 1st place, 2003
EcoAdventure, Cairns 1st place, 2003
Mountain Designs Geoquest, Sydney, 1st place, 2003
Arrow 24 Hour, Sydney, 2nd place, 2003
Max Adventure Race Series 1, Sydney, 1st place, 2003
Max Adventure Race Series 2, Sydney, 1st place, 2003
EcoAdventure, Cairns 1st place, 2002
Southern Traverse, New Zealand, 3rd place, 2001
EcoAdventure, Cairns 1st place, 2001
Eco-Challenge, Argentina, 7th place, 1999
Eco-Challenge, Australia, 4th place, 1997

Other

Australian Rogaining Champion, 2003
NSW Paddy Pallin Rogaine, 1st overall, 2003
Northern Territory 24hr Rogaining Championships, 1st overall 2002, 2001
Australian Land Rover Multi-Sport Championships (Winter Classic) 2nd place, 1997
Australian Land Rover Multi-Sport Championships (Winter Classic) 1st place, 1996
Simpson Desert Cycle Classic, Australia, 2nd place, 1994