Dianne Burge
Australian sprinter
Dianne Burge, OAM (née Bowering, 9 October 1943 – 11 June 2024) was an Australian sprinter who competed in two Olympic Games and won three gold medals at the Commonwealth Games. She was awarded the title South Australian 'Athlete of the Century' by Athletics South Australia. Burge died on 11 June 2024, at the age of 80.
Early athletics career
In 1963, Adelaide sprinter Diane Bowering won the Australian 100-yard Championships in an upset. She was virtually unknown outside her home state but ended the year ranked as #3 in the world. She competed for Adelaide Harriers and was coached by Len Barnes who nicknamed her 'the twerp'.
International athletics career
In 1964 Bowering ran second in the national 100y title and earned a place on the Australian team for the 1964 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. At the Games, she did not progress past the second round of the 100 metres, but made the final of the 4 × 100 metres relay with the Australian team.
After her marriage, running as Dianne Burge, at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, she won gold medals at 100 yards, 220 yards and in the 4x110 yards relay. At the end of the year, she was world-ranked #6 for 100 metres and #5 for 200 metres.
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