Stella Walsh
Polish-American runner named the greatest woman athlete of the first half of the 20th century by the Helm Athletic Foundation (1951)
Polish-American runner named the greatest woman athlete of the first half of the 20th century by the Helm Athletic Foundation (1951)
In 1956, Betty Cuthbert won three Olympic gold medals, the first Australian to do so.
Military veteran and Paralympian
Australian gold medal winning swimmer, and Vice President of the Amputees Association.
In 1912, Fanny Durack became the first Australian woman to win an Olympic gold medal.
At her home Olympics in 2000, Cathy Freeman was the first Aboriginal Australian to win an individual Olympic gold medal.
Helen Johns won a gold medal in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics at just 17.
The first person to win consecutive Olympic gold medals in the 100-meter dash.
American basketball player
Considered the greatest women’s tennis player of all time, and perhaps the greatest athlete of all time, Serena Williams has revolutionized women’s tennis since the 1990s.