Description:Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Betty Cuthbert, Gordon Pirie, Les Mills, Murray Halberg, David Lean, Keith Gardner, Valerie Young, Anna Pazera, Dave Norris, Norma Thrower, Carole Quinton, Ian Tomlinson, David Power, Neville Scott, Bill Baillie, Geoff Elliott, Mike Ellis, Mary Donaghy, Merv Richards, Jennifer Thompson, Sheila Hoskin. Excerpt: Medal record Anna Pazera (born November 25, 1936 in Krzanowice, Racibrz, l skie ) is a retired Australian athlete who was specialised in the javelin throw . She was born as Anna Wojtaszek and competed for Poland at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne . After the Games, she emigrated to South Australia, becoming Anna Pazera through marriage. Pazera represented Australia at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff and threw a world record of 57.40 metres to win gold, breaking Dana Ztopkov 's recent mark by a metre and a half. Her best Olympic performance was in 1960, when she placed sixth in the final of the Rome Games . Remarried and known as Anna Bocson for the latter part of her career, she retired from sport after the 1968 Australian Championships . References (URLs online) See also (online edition) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Medal record Elizabeth ("Betty") Cuthbert (born 20 April 1938 in Merrylands, New South Wales ) is an Australian athlete, and a fourfold Olympic champion. During her career, she set world records at 60 metres, 100 yards, 200 metres, 220 yards and 440 yards. Cuthbert also contributed to Australian relay teams setting world records at 4x100 metres, 4x110 yards, 4x200 metres and 4x220 yards. At the age of 18, with the 1956 Summer Olympics to be held in Melbourne, Cuthbert set a World Record in the 200 meters, making her one of the favorites for a gold in that event. Cuthbert first reached the finals of the 100...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Athletes at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games: Betty Cuthbert, Gordon Pirie, Les Mills, Murray Halberg, David Lean, Keith Gardner. To get started finding Athletes at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games: Betty Cuthbert, Gordon Pirie, Les Mills, Murray Halberg, David Lean, Keith Gardner, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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60
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Books LLC
Release
2010
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1155611993
Athletes at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games: Betty Cuthbert, Gordon Pirie, Les Mills, Murray Halberg, David Lean, Keith Gardner
Description: Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Betty Cuthbert, Gordon Pirie, Les Mills, Murray Halberg, David Lean, Keith Gardner, Valerie Young, Anna Pazera, Dave Norris, Norma Thrower, Carole Quinton, Ian Tomlinson, David Power, Neville Scott, Bill Baillie, Geoff Elliott, Mike Ellis, Mary Donaghy, Merv Richards, Jennifer Thompson, Sheila Hoskin. Excerpt: Medal record Anna Pazera (born November 25, 1936 in Krzanowice, Racibrz, l skie ) is a retired Australian athlete who was specialised in the javelin throw . She was born as Anna Wojtaszek and competed for Poland at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne . After the Games, she emigrated to South Australia, becoming Anna Pazera through marriage. Pazera represented Australia at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff and threw a world record of 57.40 metres to win gold, breaking Dana Ztopkov 's recent mark by a metre and a half. Her best Olympic performance was in 1960, when she placed sixth in the final of the Rome Games . Remarried and known as Anna Bocson for the latter part of her career, she retired from sport after the 1968 Australian Championships . References (URLs online) See also (online edition) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Medal record Elizabeth ("Betty") Cuthbert (born 20 April 1938 in Merrylands, New South Wales ) is an Australian athlete, and a fourfold Olympic champion. During her career, she set world records at 60 metres, 100 yards, 200 metres, 220 yards and 440 yards. Cuthbert also contributed to Australian relay teams setting world records at 4x100 metres, 4x110 yards, 4x200 metres and 4x220 yards. At the age of 18, with the 1956 Summer Olympics to be held in Melbourne, Cuthbert set a World Record in the 200 meters, making her one of the favorites for a gold in that event. Cuthbert first reached the finals of the 100...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Athletes at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games: Betty Cuthbert, Gordon Pirie, Les Mills, Murray Halberg, David Lean, Keith Gardner. To get started finding Athletes at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games: Betty Cuthbert, Gordon Pirie, Les Mills, Murray Halberg, David Lean, Keith Gardner, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.