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Track & Field Athletics Australia by Graham Thomas

The Pioneer Women Athletes

Decima Norman Welcome to my biographies of Australia's best track and field athletes of all-time.

This page lists profiles for athletes in the early days - fromthe start of the Twentieth Century through to World War II.

Some bios are pretty short but all will be expanded, as soon as time allows.

The profiles on this page include:

Loyal Forward - the first state champ
Holly Mace - amateur world record in 1914
Bessie Grandemange - the amazing record breaker
Edie Robinson - our first Olympian
Chrissie Dahm - in 1930 she ran 100y in 10.9
Rosa Winter - First Australian High Jump Champion
Clarice Kennedy - Pioneer Hurdles Champion
Eileen Wearne - 1930s international sprinter
Cora Hannan - champion of the field events
Emily Brookes - Victoria's first National Champ
Doris Carter - Australia's first Olympic finalist
Thelma Peake - First mum to represent Australia
Jean Coleman - a talented youngster circa WWII
Decima Norman - legend of the Empire Games
Betty Judge - Politician Kim Beazley's mum!
Joyce Walker - unknown world record in WWII

Or you can browse other profiles - by era:

Golden Era - Modern Athletes - Today's Athletes

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