AOC Media Centre - Betty Cuthbert

Cuthbert's teammates have fond memories of the Golden Girl

Athletics: Women's 100m Final Melbourne 1956Betty Cuthbert and Marlene Mathews compete in the Women's 100 metres final. Cuthbert wins Gold and Mathews wins Bronze. Footage includes medal ceremony. Copyright IOC.

Athletics: Women's 200m Melbourne 1956Betty Cuthbert wins the Women's 200 metres at the Melbourne 1956 Games, setting a new World and Olympic record. Marlene Mathews finished third and Norma Croker (Fleming) came fourth. Footage includes slow motion replay, results displayed on scoreboard, medal ceremony and Cuthbert kissing her Gold medal. Copyright IOC.

Athletics: Women's 4x100m Relay Melbourne 1956Australia wins the Gold medal in a photo finish with Great Britain, setting a new World record. Betty Cuthbert came from behind on the final leg to secure the victory. The Australian team included Shirley Strickland, Norma Croker (Fleming), Fleur Wenham (Mellor) and Betty Cuthbert. Includes footage of the photo finish technology, the Australian team celebrating their World Record and the medal ceremony. Copyright IOC.

1956 Olympic Games - PerformancesListen to the memories of Betty Cuthbert, Marlene Mathews and Shirley Strickland at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne.

Melbourne 1956 highlights

Sunshine bathed Melbourne and the MCG for the Opening Ceremony of the 1956 Summer Games. Betty Cuthbert, Shirley Strickland, Dawn Fraser and Murray Rose where some of the Aussie stars.