Raelene Ann Boyle (born June 24, 1951) is an Australian retired athlete, representing Australia in three Olympics as a sprinter, winning three silver medals. In 1998, Boyle was named one of 100 National Living Treasures by the National Trust of Australia. Boyle was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1996 and is a board member of the Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA). In 2017, Boyle was named the Legend in the Sport Australia Hall of Fame.
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Boyle was born on June 24, 1951, the daughter of Gilbert and Irene Boyle, in Coburg, a suburb of Melbourne. He was educated at Coburg High School in Melbourne.
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Personal life
Boyle was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1996 and ovarian cancer in 2000 and 2001.
Boyle works to raise public awareness about breast cancer and has been an active member of the Australian Cancer Breast Network (BCNA) since 1999.
Boyle currently lives on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland with his partner Judy Wild.
Sporting Career
After a strong performance at the 1968 Australian Championships and Olympic trials, Boyle was selected to represent Australia at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, at the age of 16. At the age of 17, he won a silver medal in a 200 meter sprint and placed in 4th place. within 100 meters. Set junior world records at both 22.73, and 11.20. The 200 meter mark lasts 12 years, before it breaks down, 100 meters 8 years.
Boyle competed at the British Commonwealth Games in 1970 in Edinburgh, where he contributed to Australia's number one position in the medal tally with three golds, in 100 and 200 meters sprints and 4-100 meters relay.
At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Boyle collected two more silver medals, in 100 meters and 200 meters sprint. In both races he occupied the second position at Renate Stecher of East Germany.
In 1974, at the Commonwealth Games of New Zealand Christchurch, Boyle doubled the result at the Edinburgh Olympics, winning three gold medals at three similar events. Breaking the game record in both 100 meters 11.27 and 200 meters with clocking 22.50.
At the 1976 Games in Montreal, Boyle finished fourth in the 100m sprint final but was disqualified from the 200m race for making two false starts.
Unfortunately, the video playback then shows that he did not start wrong at first start. However, Boyle did receive the honor of acting as a flag bearer for the Australian team, the first woman to do so.
Boyle was unable to replicate the Commonwealth's previous success at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, winning only a silver medal in a 100-meter sprint before withdrawing from the 200m and relay due to injury.
Boyle was elected to compete at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow but eventually retired from the team after a long dispute in Australian sports circles over whether to join the US-led Olympic boycott.
His last major appearance was at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, where he won gold in a 400-meter sprint, and silver in the 4,000-meter relay.
Through his successful career, Boyle won seven gold and two silver medals at the Commonwealth Games, in addition to his three silver medals at the Olympics.
Some people consider Boyle unlucky not to win Olympic gold because some of the athletes who defeated him were later revealed to have used anabolic steroids. The IOC banned the use of anabolic steroids in 1975.
Awards
- June 15, 1974 - designates a Member of the Order of the British Empire.
- 1974 - awarded ABC Sportsman of the Year Award
- 1985 - inducted into Sport Australia Hall of Fame.
- September 25, 1989 - awarded the Douglas Wilkie Medal by the Anti-Football League, to do the best for football in the best and best way possible.
- 2000 - Boyle pushed Betty Cuthbert in his wheelchair in a torchlight during the Sydney 2000 Olympic Opening Ceremony.
- 2000 - Wins Australian Sports Medal.
- 2001 - Centenary Medals are awarded.
- 2004 - inducted into the Australian Athletics Hall of Fame.
- 2007 - was appointed Member of the Australian Order to serve the community through various roles with organizations that support people with cancer, particularly the Breast Cancer Network Australia.
- 2013 - named in the Top 100 Sportswomen of All Time Australia.
- 2017 - upgraded to Sport Australia Hall of Fame Legend.
See also
- List of Olympic medalists in athletics (women)
- Australian athletic champion (Female)
References
External links
- Raelene Boyle's Profile at IAAF
- Australian Athletics - Australian and International Results
- Sporting Chance Cancer Foundation
- Australian Women's Archive Project Raelene Boyle -
- Board member: Breast Cancer Network Raelene Boyle Australia
- Elite Sports Australia - Raelene Boyle
- National Australia Bank - Ambassadors: Raelene Boyle
- Graham Thomas - Raelene Boyle's Biography on the Wayback Machine (archived October 27, 2009)
- Sports for women - Top 100 Sportswomen Australia All Time
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