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From 1965 to 1969 she was the New South Wales Junior and then senior breaststroke champion and record holder. She was the Australian 100m and 200m breaststroke champion from 1967 to 1969, and held both Australian and Commonwealth records. [1] In 1968, still aged 14, she was selected to represent Australia at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.
This is the complete list of women's Olympic medalists in athletics. Women's events. 100 metres. Games Gold Silver ... Judy Amoore Australia: 1968 Mexico City
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]
Judith Florence Amoore-Pollock (born 25 June 1940) is an Australian former runner.She was born in Melbourne, Victoria.. At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, she won a bronze medal in the first 400 metres race for females, only beaten by countrywoman Betty Cuthbert (gold) and Brit Ann Packer (silver). [1]
Her Olympic record time of 53.17 seconds is the current Australian record. Flintoff-King was one of the bearers of the Olympic Torch at the opening ceremony of the 2000 Sydney Olympics . She carried the Olympic Torch at the stadium, as one of the runners for the final segment, before the lighting of the Olympic Flame .
At those 2016 Summer Olympics, Brennan won the women's single scull and took the gold medal, leading the race from start to finish. In May 2019, Brennan was announced as Australia's joint Deputy Chef de Mission, [ 11 ] alongside fellow Olympians, Susie O'Neill and Evelyn Halls for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games .
On 8 February 2000, Crapp was awarded the Australian Sports Medal in recognition of her and teammates' efforts in winning the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the 1956 Olympics. [9] The same year she was one of the eight flag bearers at the opening ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
This is the complete list of women's Olympic medalists in swimming. Current program. 50 metre freestyle ... Judy-Joy Davies Australia: 1952 Helsinki details: