![]() Mathews (center) at the 1956 Olympics | |
Personal information | |
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Born | 14 July 1934 Sydney, New South Wales | (age 90)
Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Sprint |
Club | Western Suburbs AAC, Sydney |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | 100 m – 11.4 (1956) 200 m – 23.3 (1958) 400 m – 56.7 (1957)[1][2] |
Marlene Judith Mathews AO (later Willard; born 14 July 1934) is a retired Australian Olympic sprinter. She has been described as 'one of Australia's greatest and unluckiest' champions.[3]