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List of notable Australian sportswomen. List is based on their inclusion into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame, [ 1 ] Olympic and Paralympic individual gold medalist, multiple individual medalist at Olympic Games and world championships or recognized through public opinion lists. [ 2 ]
Sprinters Edith Robinson (left) and Eileen Wearne won Australian Championships in the 1930s. Australian Athletics Championships for women have been conducted since 1930. [1]At the first national championships, only 3 events (100 yards, 80 metres hurdles, and High Jump) were contested, but the programme has since expanded to include the full track and field programme.
Betty Cuthbert (bib 468) winning gold at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. Australia has won 83 medals: 22 gold, 29 silver, and 32 bronze medals. [1] Australian women have won 45 medals: 14 gold, 15 silver, and 16 bronze medals; Australia men have won 37 medals: 8 gold, 14 silver, and 15 bronze medals; Number of female athletes winning medals: 34 [2]
Cuthbert was the only Australian among the 10 inaugural inductees to the IAAF Hall of Fame in 2012. [32] There were many tributes to Cuthbert's career and life from significant Australians: Cathy Freeman: Betty is an inspiration and her story will continue to inspire Australian athletes for generations to come. I'm so happy I got to meet such a ...
2014 – Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for service to sport as a gold medallist at the London 2012 Olympic Games. [27] 2014 – Sport Australia Hall of Fame The Don Award. [28] 2014 – Women's Health Sports Woman [29] 2017 – Australian Institute of Sport Female Athlete of the Year [30] 2017 – Athletics Australia Female Athlete of ...
Jemima Montag (born 15 February 1998) is an Australian Olympic racewalker. She won the silver medal in the 2023 World Athletics Championships , won bronze medals in the 20 km walk and the Marathon walk relay in the Paris 2024 Olympics , and is a two-time Commonwealth Games champion.
Michelle "Shelly" Jenneke (/ ˈ dʒ ɛ n ə ˌ k ʌ / JEN-ə-kuh; [1] born 23 June 1993) is an Australian hurdler and model. She won a silver medal for the 100 m hurdles at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics and the 100 m hurdles at the 2016 Australian Athletics Championships to qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.
Raelene Ann Boyle AM, MBE (born 24 June 1951) is an Australian retired athlete, who represented Australia at three Olympic Games as a sprinter, winning three silver medals, and was named one of 100 National Living Treasures by the National Trust of Australia in 1998.