Fanny Durack was born October 27, 1889 which would have made her 22 years old when she won gold in the women's 100 meter freestyle at the 1912 Games in Stockholm.
The first Australian woman to win a gold medal was Fanny Durack, from Sydney, in the 100 meter freestyle at the 1912 Games in Stockholm.
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The 1948 olympics
The women's marathon was introduced into the Summer Olympics in 1984. The first woman to win a gold medal in the marathon was Joan Benoit of the United States in a time of 2:24:52. American marathon runner, Joan Benoit won the Marathon at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.
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Australian women first competed in the Olympics in 1912. The first Australian woman to win a gold medal was Fanny Durack, from Sydney, in the 100 meter freestyle at the 1912 Games in Stockholm.
The first Australian woman to win a gold medal was Fanny Durack, from Sydney, in the 100 meter freestyle at the 1912 Games in Stockholm.
The first two Australian women to compete in the Olympics were Fanny Durack and Mina Wylie, both born in Sydney, who competed in the 100 meter freestyle swimming event at the 1912 Games in Stockholm ... Durack won gold and Wylie won silver.
1912 Summer Games in Stockholm. Swimmers Fanny Durack and Mina Wylie, both born in Sydney, were the first two Australian women to compete in the Olympics. Durack won gold and Wylie won silver in the 100 meter freestyle.
Australian. Fanny Durack of Australia won the first women's gold medal in swimming at the 1912 Games in Stockholm.
The first woman in Australia to win an Olympic gold medal was Sarah 'Fanny' Durack. A swimmer, she won Gold in the 100m freestyle in Stockholm in 1912.
That was Fanny Durack of Australia who won the 100 meter freestyle event at the 1912 Games in Stockholm.
Australia's first woman Olympic gold medalist and the best woman swimmer in the decade of the 1910s. She won the gold medal in women's 100 meter freestyle at the 1912 Summer Games in Stockholm.
The first Australian woman to win a gold medal was Fanny Durack, from Sydney, in the 100 meter freestyle at the 1912 Games in Stockholm.
Women were allowed to complete in Olympic swimming starting in 1912. That year, the Australian swimmer Fanny Durack, became the first female to win olympic gold in 100-yard freestyle swimming.
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The first women from Australia to win medals in the Olympics were Fanny Durick and Wilhemina Wylie who won gold and silver, respectively, in the 100 meter freestyle at the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm.