Shirley Strickland
Shirley Strickland born this day in 1925 was an Australian athlete🏃🏽♀️. She won more Olympic 🏅🏅 than any other Australian in running sports🏃🏽♀️🏃🏽♀️.
She graduated 📖with a Bachelor of Science in Physics from the University of Western Australia. During her time there, she was coached by Austin Robertson, a former world professional sprint champion. At the 1947 Western Australia state titles, she won the 🌟100 yards, 🌟220 yards, 🌟440 yards.
The following year, she won the national title in the 80m hurdles and became part of the Australian delegation to the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.
After winning 🥇🥇🥇 gold medals in the 1950 British Empire Games, she won her first Olympic title at the 1952 Games in Helsinki. She set a new world record💥 of 11.3 s for the 100 m in Poland 1955, and in the 1956 Olympics she won again in the 80m hurdles.
In 2014 Strickland was inducted into the ✨International Association of Athletics Federations’ Hall of Fame✨.
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