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Marlene Judith Mathews AO (born 14 July 1934 in Sydney, New South Wales) is a former Australian Olympic sprinter. She has been described as 'one of Australia's greatest and unluckiest' champions.〔(Australian Biographical Database profile - Marlene Mathews )〕 ==Early career== Mathews attended Fort Street High School in Sydney and began competing in athletics in the late 1940s. At the 1950 Australian Championships, Marlene placed fourth, behind Shirley Strickland, in the 80m Hurdles and ran in the winning state relay team,〔(Athletics Australia profile )〕 but was not selected for the 1950 British Empire Games team. A few days after her 16th birthday at the NSW Championships, she ran a great race at the New South Wales Championships 100 yards final, placing second to world record-holder Marjorie Jackson and beating four members of the Australian Empire Games team, including Olympic medalist Strickland. Mathews was considered a certainty to gain selection to the 1952 Summer Olympics before a leg injury forced her out of competition〔(Sport Australia Hall of Fame profile - Marlene Mathews )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Marlene Mathews」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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