Betty Cuthbert

Sprinter, born in Ermington, Sydney, New South Wales, SE Australia. Possibly Australia's greatest woman sprinter, she won gold medals for the 100 m, 200 m, and 4 ×100 m relay at the Melbourne Olympics in 1956, and won the 400 m at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. She was awarded the prestigious Helms Award in 1964. Diagnosed as having multiple sclerosis, in recent years she has campaigned to raise awareness of the disease.

Elizabeth ("Betty") Cuthbert (born April 20, 1938 in Sydney) is Australian athlete, and a four-fold Olympic champion. At age 18, with the 1956 Summer Olympics to be held in Melbourne, Cuthbert set a World Record in the 200 m, making her a big favourite for a gold in that event. A third gold medal for Cuthbert came when she ran the final leg on in the 4 x 100 m final, which the Australian team won in a new World Record.

Cuthbert also competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics, but disappointed when she was eliminated in the heats of the 100 m;