Denise Soesilo
German hockey player and environmental health activist
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Iris Critchell
Iris Cummings Critchell served as a Women Airforce Service Pilot during World War II. The National Flight Instructors inducted her into the Hall of Fame in 2000 for her exemplary career as a flight instructor.
Dr Jessica Gallagher
Record-breaking Australian Paralympian and sport ambassador.
Marjorie Jackson
Marjorie Jackson was the first Australian woman to win an Olympic gold medal in athletics in 1952.
Mildred McDaniel
Atlanta native Mildred McDaniel excelled in basketball and gained fame in track and field by winning Olympic gold and setting a world record in the high jump.
Louise Sauvage
One of Australia’s most successful Paralympians.
Martha Hudson
Olympic track and field gold medal winner and Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) All-American
Nova Peris
Nova Peris was the first Aboriginal Australian to win an Olympic gold medal.
Edith McGuire
Edith McGuire became the top sprinter of the 1960s, winning six Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) championships and an Olympic gold medal in Tokyo, Japan, in 1964. McGuire was also the only American woman ever to hold three AAU titles at different times, in the 100 and 200 meters and the long jump.
Shirley de la Hunty
Shirley was the first Australian woman to win an Olympic medal in athletics in 1948.