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  Maureen Caird - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Maureen Caird (born September 29, 1951) is a former Australian track athlete, who specialised in the low hurdles.
Born in Cumberland, New South Wales, Caird began competing in athletics as a teenager, trained by the former coach of quadruple Olympic champion Betty Cuthbert, June Ferguson.
However, Caird set good times (although finished behind Kilborn on all occasions), and she was selected for the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico.
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 Maureen Caird - Athletics Gold
Maureen Caird became the youngest ever Olympic champion in 1968 when she upset countrywoman Pam Kilborn in the 80m Hurdles.
Maureen Caird became known as a junior talent of note in Sydney during the mid sixties.
Caird's time of 10.39 was the fastest automatic time ever recorded for the event and Caird set another record becoming the youngest athlete to win an individual Olympic title in athletics.
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 Maureen Caird -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
However, Caird set good times (although finished behind Kilborn on all occasions), and she was selected for the (Click link for more info and facts about 1968 Summer Olympics) 1968 Summer Olympics in (A Republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810) Mexico.
To the surprise of most observers, Caird crossed the line just ahead of her fellow Australian, in a new (The best record in the whole world) world record time of 10,39.
Caird currently lives in (An independent country within the British Commonwealth; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1907; known for sheep and spectacular scenery) New Zealand.
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 Maureen Caird   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Born in Cumberland, New South Wales, Caird began competing in athletics as a teenager, trained by theformer coach of quadruple Olympic champion Betty Cuthbert.
Both Caird and her rival Kilbornmade the final, which was ran under wet conditions.
To the surprise of most observers, Caird crossed the line just ahead of herfellow Australian, in a new world record time of 10,39.
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She was the Australian junior champion for the pentathlon and long jump, but it was in the 80 metre hurdles that she won her Olympic gold medal.
Maureen’s coach told her to hit the lead early.
Kilborn began the race slowly, then set out after Maureen but driving rain meant it was hard to catch up over the race’s short distance.
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 Behind the Name: View Comments
Maureen Connolly was a tennis champion and is in the Tennis Hall of Fame.
Maureen O'Sullivan played Jane, the love of Tarzan (Johnny Weissmuller), in six Tarzan movies between 1932 and 1942.
Apparantly her mother had something against using the name "Mary" for her child, maybe fearing it was an insult to the Madonna.
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 Maureen Caird - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Maureen Caird - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
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 thePeerage.com - Person Page 12611
He and Maureen Beatrice Arthur were divorced in 1972.
He is the son of James Warren Patterson and Maureen Beatrice Arthur.
She is the daughter of James Warren Patterson and Maureen Beatrice Arthur.
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 Heinemann Atlas background page
Maureen Caird won gold in the 80 metres hurdles in Olympic record time, beating the favourite, fellow Australian Pam Kilborn.
Caird’s record will stand forever, as the event is no longer run at the Olympics.
One of the stars of the Olympic swimming events was 18-year-old Michael Wenden.
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 Sydney's Greatest Ever Sports Stars   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
When Caird won the 80m hurdles in world record time of 10.3 secs at the 1968 Mexico Olympics she became the youngest Olympic Gold medal winner in athletics, turning 17 a few days prior to the event.
This was the last time the event was held, being superseded by the 100m hurdles.
Caird gained a silver medal in the 100m hurdles at the 1970 Edinburgh Commonwealth Games and represented Australia again at the 1972 Munich Olympics in the 100m hurdles.
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 Australian Sports Commission - Women & Sport
In 1972 at Munich, Shane Gould was the youngest women to win a gold medal – aged 15 years, 9 months she won three gold medals.
Maureen Caird, at 17 years, 19 days became the youngest track and field gold medallist from any country in the history of the Olympic games.
She won the gold medal in 80m hurdles at the 1968 Mexico City Games.
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 Cuthbert coach to be laid to rest » ABC Queensland » Local News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Her funeral will be held at Tweed Heads tomorrow.
Ferguson also coached Sydney schoolgirl Maureen Caird to gold in the 80 metres hurdles in Mexico in 1968.
But Mr Clarke said she would always be remembered for her association with Cuthbert.
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 MAUREEN DOOR   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
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As usual, both of you were able to take what I was wrestling with and say it so much more clearly and succinctly.
I think it's their smugness that sets me off -- when they're so insufferably sure of something that's just not so.
As to your thoughts about taking on that Maureen Dowd fan in today's letters section, that would have to go down as one of the great mismatches of all time.
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 1951 -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
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Robinson finished third behind Elizabeth Robinson (USA) in the semi-finals of the 100 metres and just missed qualifying for the final.
Australia's golden era was between 1952-68 when Marjorie Jackson, Shirley Strickland, Betty Cuthbert and Maureen Caird won eight individual gold medals and the 4 x 100 relay in 1956.
Australia has won only four other gold medals in track and field.
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Used in the Torch run from Olympia to Athens.
Competitors numbers "36" from 1968 Mexico Olympics, pair of numbers in red.
Display comprising LP Record "1968 - Olympic Games Medallists", window mounted with photograph of Maureen Caird and caption, framed and glazed, overall 87x73cm.
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