Cuthbert, Betty (1938-)

Field of activity
Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Olympian and Track and Field Athlete
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Biographies

Betty Cuthbert was the first Australian athlete to win a gold medal on Australian soil.

In 1956, at the Olympic Games in Melbourne, Betty Cuthbert became the first Australian athlete to win a gold medal on Australian soil. In fact, Cuthbert won gold in three track and field events at these Olympics: the 100 metres, 200 metres and the 4x100 metre relay. She made a winning return to form at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, taking gold in the 400 metres. She has achieved 16 world records. In the 1970s, Cuthbert was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and began actively campaigning for research funds for the Multiple Sclerosis Society. Her autobiography, Golden Girl, has been printed in two editions.

In 1965, Cuthbert was appointed as a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for athletics in New South Wales. She was later appointed as a Member of the Order of Australia (1 January 1984), and awarded the Australian Sports Medal (8 February 2000).

  • 1956 Gold Medalist at the Melbourne Olympic Games - Athletics - 100m sprint, 200m sprint, 4 x 100m Relay
  • 1960 Participated at the Rome Olympics
  • 1962 Gold Medalist at Perth Empire and Commonwealth Games - Athletics - 4 x 110y Relay
  • 1964 Gold Medalist at the Tokyo Olympic Games - Athletics - 400m event

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Selected resources (11)

Australian Women's Register

  1. Golden girl : an autobiography
    Cuthbert, Betty
    [2000]
    Published: Strand
  2. Golden girl
    Webster, Jim and Cuthbert, Betty
    [1966]
    Published: Pelham Books
  3. Australia at the Games
    Australian Olympic Committee
    [2006]
    Published: Australian Olympic Committee
    Series: http://corporate.olympics.com.au/index.cfm?p=25
  4. Golden turns bronzedHerald Sun 9 : Golden turns bronzed
    Giles, Tanya
    [2003]
  5. Bronze tribute, golden spiritHerald Sun Sport 76 : Bronze tribute, golden spirit
    Reed, Ron
    [2003]
  6. Australia's golden girl delighted to get a bronzeThe Age News 10 : Australia's golden girl delighted to get a bronze
    Dubecki, Larissa
    [2003]
  7. She's Game: Women Making Australian Sporting History
    Australian Women's Archives Project
    [2007]
    Published: Australian Women's Archives Project
    Series: http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/sg/sport-home.html
  8. Faith, Hope and Charity Australian Women and Imperial Honours: 1901-1989
    Australian Women's Archives Project
    [2003]
    Published: Australian Women's Archives Project
    Series: http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/honours/honours.html
  9. Australia at the Olympics
    Andrews, Malcolm
    [2000]
    Published: ABC Books
  10. Great Australian Women in Sport
    Brasch, Nicolas
    [1997]
    Published: Heinemann
  11. 100 great Australians
    Macklin, Robert
    [1983]
    Published: Currey O'Neil Ross

Resources by Betty Cuthbert (3)

  1. Golden girl : an autobiography / Betty Cuthbert
    Cuthbert, Betty, 1938-
    [ Audio book, Book : 2000-2001 ]
    At 73 libraries
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    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 49.016)

  2. Golden girl / Betty Cuthbert as told to Jim Webster
    Cuthbert, Betty, 1938-
    [ Book : 1966 ]
    At 19 libraries
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 28.734)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 28.734)

  3. Golden girl, as told to Jim Webster
    Cuthbert, Betty, 1938-
    [ Book : 1966 ]
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 2.493)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 2.493)

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  1. Golden girl : an autobiography / Betty Cuthbert
    Cuthbert, Betty, 1938-
    [ Audio book, Book : 2000-2001 ]
    At 73 libraries
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 47.841)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 47.841)

  2. The golden girl / Rohan Clarke
    Clarke, Rohan
    [ Book : 2006 ]
    At 64 libraries
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 31.911)

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  3. Golden girl / Betty Cuthbert as told to Jim Webster
    Cuthbert, Betty, 1938-
    [ Book : 1966 ]
    At 19 libraries
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 28.522)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 28.522)

  4. [Biographical cuttings on Betty Cuthbert, former "Golden Girl", now confined to a wheel-chair, containing one or more cuttings from newspapers or journals]
    [ Published : 1900-1990 ]
    At National Library
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 14.092)

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  5. Betty Cuthbert (1938 - )
    Australian Broadcasting Commission
    [ Video : 1996 ]
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 10.694)

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  6. Betty Cuthbert
    Trans Media Productions
    [ Video : 1987-1988 ]
    At 10 libraries
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  7. Betty Cuthbert
    Australian Photographic Agency
    [ Photograph : 1960 ]
    View online
    At State Library of NSW
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  8. The golden girl : Betty Cuthbert : a tribute
    [ Book : 1993 ]
    At 2 libraries
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  9. Betty Cuthbert, the Golden Girl
    Larkins, John, 1943-
    [ Photograph : 1956 ]
    At National Library
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  10. [Portrait of Betty Cuthbert] Australian Information Service
    Australian Information Service
    [ Photograph : 1955-1963 ]
    View online
    At National Library
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 5.258)

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  2. Golden memories [Fifty years on, Lorraine Crapp and Betty Cuthbert reminisce about the 1956 Melbourne Olympics]
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  3. New directions : findings from the National conference for Girl reserve secretaries / by Marion Cuthbert and Betty Lyle
    National conference for Girl reserve secretaries
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  1. MISS BETTY CUTHBERT
    Sunday Times (Perth, WA : 1902 - 1954) Sunday 14 November 1937 Section: First Section p 31 Article Illustrated
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