Shirley Strickland

Shirley Strickland was an Australian track-and-field athlete who won three Olympic gold medals in the 80-metre hurdles, 100-metre hurdles and 4 × 100-metre relay.

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1948 Summer Olympics: The first postwar Summer Olympics, held in London in 1948. Strickland won bronze medals in the 100 metres and 80-metre hurdles at these Games.
Percy Cerutty: An Australian athletics coach known for demanding training methods and coaching middle-distance runners. Cerutty coached Strickland early in her career before she trained independently.
Australia at the Olympics: Australia’s participation and results at the modern Olympic Games. Strickland’s medals became a major part of Australia’s Olympic record.
Women's 80 metres hurdles: A former Olympic women’s hurdle race covering 80 metres and eight hurdles. Strickland won Olympic gold in this event before it was replaced by the 100-metre hurdles.
1952 Summer Olympics: The Summer Olympic Games held in Helsinki in 1952. Strickland won the 80-metre hurdles and took silver in the 4 × 100-metre relay.
Marjorie Jackson: An Australian sprinter who won Olympic gold in the 100 and 200 metres in 1952. Jackson and Strickland formed the core of Australia’s leading women’s sprint team.
Australian Athletics Championships: Australia’s national track-and-field championships, which determine domestic titles and rankings. Strickland’s national success helped establish her as a leading Australian athlete.
4 × 100 metres relay: A track relay in which four runners each carry a baton over 100 metres. Unlike her individual hurdles victories, Strickland’s relay gold depended on a four-athlete team.
1956 Summer Olympics: The Summer Olympic Games held in Melbourne in 1956. Strickland won two gold medals at her home Olympics, in the hurdles and relay.
Betty Cuthbert: An Australian sprinter who won four Olympic gold medals between 1956 and 1964. Cuthbert joined Strickland in Australia’s victorious 4 × 100-metre relay at Melbourne.