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Marlene Mathews

1934 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Marlene Mathews is the 1,547th most popular athlete (up from 2,988th in 2024), the 300th most popular biography from Australia (up from 562nd in 2019) and the 19th most popular Australian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Marlene Mathews ranks 1,547 out of 6,025. Before her are Dietmar Mögenburg, Larry James, Bent Peder Rasch, Károly Levitzky, Alden Sanborn, and Jan Egil Storholt. After her are Brigitte Ahrenholz, Kristin Otto, David Goggins, József Csermely, Erich Borchmeyer, and Elio Morille.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Marlene Mathews ranks 461. Before her are John N. Bahcall, Jamie Farr, Victor Argo, John Richardson, Bent Peder Rasch, and George Follmer. After her are Amiri Baraka, Tina Louise, Evgeny Vladimirovich Chetvergov, Roy Kinnear, Charles Jenkins Sr., and Guillermo Sepúlveda.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Marlene Mathews ranks 300 out of 1,143. Before her are Harry Kewell (1978), Sam Mostyn (1965), Beryl Penrose (1930), John Davies (1929), Cadel Evans (1977), and Nathan Jones (1970). After her are Rebel Wilson (1980), Steve Hooker (1982), Jack Thompson (1940), Ernie Parker (1883), Dunc Gray (1906), and Frank Hurley (1885).

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Among ATHLETES In Australia

Among athletes born in Australia, Marlene Mathews ranks 19. Before her are Bill Bruce (1923), Tony Madigan (1930), Nick Winter (1894), Brenda Jones (1936), Dave Power (1928), and Fleur Mellor (1936). After her are Steve Hooker (1982), Betty McKinnon (1925), Ralph Doubell (1945), Jenny Lamy (1949), Lorraine Crapp (1938), and Colt Walker (null).

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