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Marlene Mathews

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Olympic medal record
Women's Athletics
Bronze medal – third place Melbourne 1956 100 metres
Bronze medal – third place Melbourne 1956 200 metres

Marlene Mathews (born February 14, 1934 in Sydney, New South Wales) is a former Australian sprinter. She attended Fort Street High School in Sydney.

At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia she won two bronze medals, over 100 metres and 200 metres. In both races she was beaten by countrywoman Betty Cuthbert (gold) and German Christa Stubnick (silver).

She proved her versatility in the sprint events by setting a new world record in 400 metres mit 57,0 seconds on January 6, 1957. On March 20, 1958 she set a new world record over 100 yards with 10,3 seconds, and two days later she ran 220 yards in 23,4 seconds and set another world record.

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