As an 18-year-old, Cuthbert was one of the stars of the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne, winning three gold medals in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay. She set an Olympic record of 11.4 seconds in the 100m ...

She won four gold medals and was the first Australian inducted in the Athletics Hall of Fame. Betty Cuthbert was beyond compare. Cuthbert burst into the national consciousness as a modest 18-year-old ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - There have been many 'Golden Girls' over the history of the Olympics but for Australia, sprinter Betty Cuthbert remains the original and the best. In nine days in late 1956, ...

Cuthbert shot to fame as a little-known 18-year-old at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, winning the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay. Cuthbert shot to fame as a little-known 18-year-old at the 1956 Melbourne ...

PERTH, Australia — Betty Cuthbert, who won the 100- and 200-meter and sprint relay gold medals at the 1956 Olympics, has died following a long battle with multiple sclerosis. She was 79. Athletics ...

There have been many 'Golden Girls' over the history of the Olympics but for Australia, sprinter Betty Cuthbert remains the original and the best. By Nick Mulvenney SYDNEY, April 19 (Reuters) - There ...

SYDNEY, April 19 (Reuters) - There have been many 'Golden Girls' over the history of the Olympics but for Australia, sprinter Betty Cuthbert remains the original and the best. In nine days in late ...