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	Betty Cuthbert - Athletics Gold
		Cuthbert was making her international debut at the age of eighteen, but had already set a world record for 220y.
		etty Cuthbert was born in Ermington in the Western Suburbs of Sydney in 1938.
		Betty became known as the 'Golden Girl' and was a household name around the world, as well as in Australia.
	www.geocities.com /geetee/bios/cuthbert.html (817 words)

	Betty Cuthbert - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Elizabeth ("Betty") Cuthbert (born April 20, 1938 in Ermington, a suburb of Sydney) is Australian athlete, and a four-fold Olympic champion.
		Cuthbert first reached the final of the 100 m, while the Australian World Record holder Shirley Strickland de la Hunty was eliminated in the heats.
		Cuthbert also competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics, but disappointed when she was eliminated in the heats of the 100 m; subsequently, she retired from the sports.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Betty_Cuthbert (316 words)

	INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - ATHLETES
		At the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, Elizabeth "Betty" Cuthbert won two gold medals in the individual track sprints (100 and 200m) and a third gold in the 400m relay.
		The 18-year-old was instantly acclaimed as a national heroine by the home Australian crowd, and was nicknamed the "Golden Girl." At the 1960 Games, an injured hamstring forced her to withdraw after one race.
		But at the 1964 Tokyo Games, she came back to win the 400m in what she called “the only perfect race of my life.” Cuthbert is the only Olympic sprinter, man or woman, to have won gold medals in the 100m, 200m, and 400m.
	www.olympic.org /uk/athletes/profiles/bio_uk.asp?PAR_I_ID=12161 (174 words)

	Betty Cuthbert (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In the case of Melbourne, in 1956, the heroine was 18 year-old Betty Cuthbert, who won three gold medals, and was thenceforth dubbed 'The Golden Girl'.
		Betty carried this form into the Olympics, easily winning both the 100m in 11.5sec and the 200m in 23.4sec.
		Cuthbert had a disappointing time at the 1960 Rome Olympics, where, carrying an injury, she was eliminated in the second round of the 100m, and then withdrew from the 200m.
	www.sporting-heroes.net /athletics-heroes/displayhero.asp?HeroID=182 (337 words)

	Telegraph \| News \| Lady Cuthbert
		Lady Cuthbert, who died on September 1 aged 101, led the women's fire brigade during the Second World War, persevering with her duties despite losing a lung to tuberculosis during the Blitz; she later took a strong interest in education, helping to found a sixth-form college.
		Betty Cuthbert often had to be hard on her service women, sometimes denying them leave when a husband returned from the front because of staff shortages.
		The daughter of a stockbroker, Betty Wake Shorrock was born in Calcutta on January 20 1904.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/09/12/db1201.xml&sSheet=/portal/2005/09/12/ixportal.html (947 words)

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		Betty Cuthbert's spirits have been lifted by a massive outpouring of support for the former golden girl of athletics as she battles to recover from a brain haemorrhage in hospital.
		Cuthbert, who was hospitalised on September 25, was transferred from the Royal Perth Hospital to the Peel Campus Hospital in Mandurah, south of Perth, on Wednesday.
		Cuthbert won Olympic gold medals in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay at Melbourne in 1956 and in the 400m at Tokyo in 1964.
	www.mult-sclerosis.org /news/Oct2002/UpdateonBettyCuthbert.html (364 words)

	christianity.net.au : stories : (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		These days Betty is confined to a wheelchair and lives in Mandurah, a small town 70 kilometres west of Perth.
		Betty is a Christian, and her voice becomes animated when she talks about her conversion and the importance of belief in Jesus.
		Betty had believed in God all her life but it wasn’t until 14 years ago that she came to understand the true significance of Jesus’ death in her place and the need to repent and believe.
	www.christianity.net.au /stories/betty.htm (349 words)

	Betty Cuthbert (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Betty Cuthbert was born on the 20th of April 1938.
		Betty's mum was surprised she wasn't just having one baby but two, Betty has a twin sister called Mary.
		Betty at the age of seventeen wanted to go in the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne, the first Olympics in Australia.
	teachit.acreekps.vic.edu.au /cyberfair2001/BettyCuthbert.htm (237 words)

	Ern McQuillan: on assignment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Betty Cuthbert AM MBE (b.1938), sprinter, is Australia’s leading gold-medal winning track and field athlete.
		Cuthbert had tickets to the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games as a spectator, but she attended as a competitor, earning the nickname the ‘Golden Girl’ from the Melbourne Argus when she won gold in the 100m, 200m and 4 x 100m relay.
		In 1998, Cuthbert was named a Living Treasure; the Athletic Stadium at Homebush was named in her honour.
	www.portrait.gov.au /content/gallery/portmnth/august04/cuthbert.htm (161 words)

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		Betty Cuthbert, widely regarded as Australia's greatest woman sprinter, is in a Perth hospital after suffering bleeding on the brain but is expected to make a full recovery.
		The hospital released a written statement which said Cuthbert, who was in a stable condition, had suffered a sub arachnoid haemmorhage (bleeding on the brain).
		Cuthbert is one of four Australians to have won three gold medals at a single Olympics.
	www.mult-sclerosis.org /news/Sep2002/BettyCuthbert.html (263 words)

	HPS Famous Australians 2001
		Betty Cuthbert, known as the "Golden Girl'', was born in Sydney in the year 1938 with her twin sister, Marie.
		Betty won a trophy at primary school and this hinted at the victories to be won.
		At the Melbourne Olympics Betty won the 100m and the 200m but a photo finish was called for in the relay and she won.
	www.helensburg-p.schools.nsw.edu.au /famousaust.htm (1853 words)

	BETTY CUTHBERT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Betty Cuthbert is known as "The Golden Girl".
		Betty and her twin sister, Marie, grew up in Sydney during the 1930s depression.
		Betty's tendency to run with her mouth wide open became a trademark characteristic.
	www.abc.net.au /btn/australians/cuthbert.htm (633 words)

	Reachout 2000 - BETTY CUTHBERT - NO LONGER A PRIVATE CHRISTIAN
		During the 1956 Olympics, I watched Austra-lia's "golden girl" Betty Cuthbert win three Gold medals in the 100 metres, 200 metres and 4x100 metres relay.
		However, at the Rome Olympics in 1960 she was suffering from a torn hamstring and was elimi-nated early from competition and also had to scratch from the 200 metres event for which she was favourite.
		Betty says "Dr Moyes told how we each must lay aside "the sin which holds onto us so tightly" and commit our lives to Christ." He said, "There are private practising Christians here." I was compelled to go forward and prayed to receive Jesus as my Lord and Saviour.
	www.wesleymission.org.au /reachout2000/sermons/cuthbert.asp (598 words)

	Our Own Outstanding Oz Olympians
		Cuthbert was born along with her twin sister, Marie.
		Ever since she was eight Betty was able to beat all the boys.
		She retired with many honours to her credit not the least of those being the first person to win gold on Australian soil and in 1965 she was awarded an MBE.
	www.schools.ash.org.au /npssentry/BettyCuthbert.htm (311 words)

	Boston.com / Sports / Other sports / Olympics news / Cuthbert carries flame to Olympic venue (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Former champion runner Betty Cuthbert carried the Olympic flame into the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday, the second visit for the torch at a past Summer Games site on its international relay.
		Cuthbert won three gold medals at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, capturing the 100- and 200-meter sprints and the 1,600 relay at the cricket ground.
		Cuthbert, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1979 and uses a wheelchair, and Herb Elliott, the 1,500 champion at the 1960 Olympics, were among the torchbearers when the relay entered the stadium during halftime of an Australian Football League match.
	www.boston.com /sports/other_sports/olympics/articles/2004/06/05/cuthbert_carries_flame_to_olympic_venue (401 words)

	Backyard Blitz - Ep 13 Golden Girl - 25 May (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Betty Cuthbert, or the Golden Girl as she came to be known, is an Australian icon.
		Betty is best known for her miraculous win at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics where she won the 400m, running with a dislocated bone in her foot.
		Betty’s collection of potted plants was removed and placed in the shade for the duration of the project.
	www.burkesbackyard.com.au /blitz/archives2/2003/golden_girl (1034 words)

	Olympic legend Betty Cuthbert 'stands up and runs with' The Hao Kiet Vietnamese Refugees
		Betty Cuthbert today met the nine people who have been released and she says those who remain on Christmas Island need help.
		Betty said that she was given opportunities by God in her life to run for victory for Australia and it would be a victory for Australia if we could help the Hao Kiet people who have had to 'run for their lives' from Vietnam.
		Betty Cuthbert has asked for the Minister to take action expeditiously on humanitarian grounds and for "freedom to run from immediate fear of persecution" in Vietnam.
	www.safecom.org.au /cuthbert.htm (2891 words)

	Print Article: Betty Cuthbert seriously ill (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Olympic champion Betty Cuthbert is seriously ill after being taken to hospital in Perth suffering from bleeding to the brain.
		Cuthbert, 64, suffers from multiple sclerosis and has been confined to a wheelchair for some time.
		Cuthbert was also honoured during the opening ceremony at the Sydney Olympics in September 2000.
	www.smh.com.au /cgi-bin/common/popupPrintArticle.pl?path=/articles/2002/09/27/1032734313627.html (151 words)

	Betty Cuthbert -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		In the mid-20th century Betty Cuthbert of Australia was one of the fastest female runners in the world.
		U.S. author and feminist Betty Friedan was born in Peoria, Ill. Her best-selling book The Feminine Mystique, published in 1963, challenged traditional roles of women.
		U.S. writer Betty Cavanna is best known for her coming-of-age stories for and about adolescent girls.Writing under the names Betty Cavanna, Betsy Allen, and Elizabeth Headley, she produced more than 70 works of fiction and nonfiction.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9310903 (686 words)

	Olympian Betty Cuthbert Conned
		Betty Cuthbert, who won a gold medal for Australia at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, is broke and fighting to keep her country property.
		Ms Cuthbert, a born-again Christian, says she entrusted her money to a man she met at a picnic last August, who also claimed to be a Christian.
		According Ms Cuthbert, the man convinced her to invest in a clothing business which he had told her would benefit the needy.
	www.coolrunning.com.au /news/1998n050.shtml (674 words)

	Betty Cuthbert:
		Betty Cuthbert is the golden girl of Australian athletics - she's won more gold medals than any other Australian in Olympic history.
		An 18-year-old sprinter by the name of Betty Cuthbert becomes the sweetheart of the nation as she runs her way to three gold medals and a place in history.
		BETTY CUTHBERT: I get letters from kids and they want me to be their topic for their exams or whatever they're doing.
	www.abc.net.au /dimensions/dimensions_people/Transcripts/s923474.htm (975 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Cuthbert Betty
		Cuthbert, Betty (1938- ), Australian sprinter who became famous aged 18 at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne when she won three gold medals in the...
		Grable, Betty, professional name of Elizabeth Ruth Grable (1916-1973), American film actress, dancer, and singer, popular especially during and after...
		Friedan, Betty Naomi (1921-2006), American feminist and author, born Bettye Naomi Goldstein in Peoria, Illinois.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Cuthbert_Betty.html (109 words)

	Still running for God
		As a young man, growing up in Australia, I heard a great deal about Betty Cuthbert the athlete and her achievements, so I was delighted to be able to meet her in her home city of Mandurah, about an hour’s drive south of Perth, capital of Western Australia.
		It was this race that Betty describes as her ‘perfect race’. She says that because ‘the fourth gold medal made my career more indelible in people’s minds’, it was part of God’s plan to give her greater opportunity to witness for Christ.
		It is easy to see that Betty understands how foundational the Creation message is to the Gospel. An extract from her witnessing sheet reads: A baby too, as soon as it is born is a sinner.
	www.answersingenesis.org /creation/v24/i1/running.asp (475 words)

	Cuthbert cuts sod for new MS centre - Breaking News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Betty Cuthbert Health and Wellness Centre at the MS Society headquarters in Blackburn will feature a swimming pool, a gymnasium and therapy rooms to help people with MS keep physically and mentally active.
		Ms Cuthbert, who won three gold medals at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics and another at the 1964 Tokyo games, was diagnosed with MS in 1969.
		Funds are still being collected for the construction of the $2.4 million Betty Cuthbert centre, which will begin in next few weeks.
	www.theage.com.au - !http: //www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/05/17/1084646129913.html (325 words)

	Cuthbert, Betty - Australian Women Biographical entry
		Betty Cuthbert was 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.
		In the 1970s, Cuthbert was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and began actively campaigning for research funds for the Multiple Sclerosis Society.
	www.womenaustralia.info /biogs/IMP0122b.htm (219 words)

	Betty Cuthbert (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Betty Cuthbert was born on the 20th April 1938 which makes her 61 years old in 1999.
		Betty was eight when she won the 50 and 75 yard events at athletics.
		Betty won four Olympic gold medals, 1 Commonwealth gold medal and 2 silver medals.
	www.bundeena-p.schools.nsw.edu.au /bettycuthbert.htm (173 words)

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		Everything that’s been said about Betty today, the people who know her best and love her most in her sporting career and through her life have spoken very warmly of what she has meant to them and what she has meant to the Olympic ideal.
		I suppose one of the things that one could emphatically say about Betty is that she is the ultimate example of what the Olympic ideal is really all about.
		And in declaring open the Betty Cuthbert appeal, can I say to you Betty, that the Melbourne Cricket Ground is still full of Australians who are cheering for you.
	www.pm.gov.au /News/speeches/1999/BettyCuthbert.htm (353 words)

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