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Craig Mottram

Craig Mottram, Australian runner

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Born
June 18, 1980
Age in 2026
46
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1980

About Craig Mottram

Craig Mottram is a former Australian long and middle-distance runner who specialised in the 5000 metre event. On 9 March 2006 in Melbourne, in his final warmup event before the 2006 Commonwealth Games, Mottram took ten seconds off the 12-year-old Australian record for the 2000 metres. In June 2006 Mottram set the Parkrun 5 km world record time with 14 minutes and 0 seconds at Bushy Parkrun; he held the record until 2012. On 21 December 2006, Mottram set the record for the Tan in a time of 10:08:00. In 2005, he set a course record to win the Great Ireland Run in a third consecutive win at the competition.

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Craig Mottram timeline

  1. In 2005, he set a course record to win the Great Ireland Run in a third consecutive win at the competition.
  2. On 9 March 2006 in Melbourne, in his final warmup event before the 2006 Commonwealth Games, Mottram took ten seconds off the 12-year-old Australian record for the 2000 metres.
  3. In June 2006 Mottram set the Parkrun 5 km world record time with 14 minutes and 0 seconds at Bushy Parkrun; he held the record until 2012.
  4. On 21 December 2006, Mottram set the record for the Tan in a time of 10:08:00.

The world when Craig Mottram was born

Craig Mottram was born in 1980. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1980

  • #1 song"Call Me" – Blondie
  • Top movieOrdinary People
  • Top TV showDallas
  • Best-selling bookThe Name of the Rose – Umberto Eco

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMiracle on Ice — US hockey team beats the Soviets at Lake Placid
  • Top headlineJohn Lennon assassinated outside his New York apartment
  • Technology milestoneCNN launches as first 24-hour news channel
  • Defining fadRubik's Cube
  • Notable inventionPost-it Notes (officially released)
  • World population4.44 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJimmy Carter
  • Sports championPhiladelphia Phillies (World Series)
  • Also wonLos Angeles Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population227.2M

1980 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Craig Mottram's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19802026
Gas$1.19$3.45/gal
Average home$68,700$435,000
Average income$21,023$67,500
Minimum wage$3.10$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$2.69$11.95
Postage stamp$0.15$0.73
Population227.2M341 million

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