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Raelene Boyle

Country

Australia

Birth - Death

1951 -

Occupation

Sports

Notable Achievements

Order of Australia, MBE, Olympic Silver

Description

Track sprinter (100 and 200 metre races). Winner of three Olympic Silver Medals (1968, 1972 (2)). First woman to be Australia's Flag Bearer (Olympic Games - 1976). Board Member, Breast Cancer Network Australia. Member, Order of the British Empire (1974). Member, Sport Australia Hall of Fame (1985). Appointed to the Order of Australia (2007). Named as a Top 100 Australian Sportswomen of all time (2013).

See Also

Further Reading/Research


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