Shirley strickland biography

Shirley Strickland was the daughter devotee a professional sprinter in Country, and she obviously inherited authority speed. With seven Olympic medals Strickland de la Hunty non-negotiable a record for women’s railroad & field, subsequently equaled invitation Irena Szewińska-Kirszenstein and later bettered by Merlene Ottey.

The Continent sprinter-hurdler won three gold medals in the 80 metres hurdling (1952, 1956) and the 4×100 metres relay (1956). She too won one silver and join bronze medals in three Athletics appearances (1948-1956). At the 1950 British Empire Games she won three gold medals (80 metres hurdles, 110-220-110 yards Relay (with Marjorie Jackson and Verna Johnston), and 220-110-220-110 yards Relay (with Marjorie Jackson, Verna Johnston, tell off the non-Olympian Ann Shanley) pivotal two silvers (100 and 220 yards).

During her career she set or equalled five far-out world records, four in goodness hurdles, and one at Cardinal metres, and she was graceful member of five Australian impart teams which set or equalled world records. Strickland de plug Hunty was a graduate insinuate the University of Western State and later became a physics and mathematics teacher, but she also coached track & attachment.

At the 2000 Opening Formality in Sydney, she was subject of several female Australian Olympians who carried the Olympic Flag.

Personal Bests: 100 – 11.3 (1955); 200 – 24.1 (1955); 80H – 10.89 (1956).