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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.
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] Number of male athletes winning medals: 39 [2]
For female sportspeople in general, please use Category: ... Pages in category "Australian female athletes" This category contains only the following page.
also: People: By occupation: Sportspeople: By nationality: Australian: Women also: People : By gender : Women : By nationality : By occupation : Sportswomen : Australian Articles on individual Australian sportswomen may be added directly to this category, but should be moved to an appropriate sub-category if it exists.
The Australia women's national soccer team represents Australia in international association football. It is fielded by Football Australia, the governing body of soccer in Australia, and competes as a member of the Asian Football Confederation, having previously been a part of the Oceania Football Confederation.
2017 – Australian Women's Health Sport Awards Hall of Fame [49] 2018 – A bronze sculpture of Cuthbert (and one of Marlene Mathews) was unveiled at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia. [50] This makes them the first female athletes added to the bronze sculptures in the Sydney Cricket Ground precinct. [51]
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