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Raelene Boyle

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Raelene Ann Boyle is an Australian retired athlete, born on 24 June 1951, who represented Australia at three Olympic Games as a sprinter and won three silver medals. In 1998 the National Trust of Australia named her one of 100 National Living Treasures. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1996 and afterwards became a board member of Breast Cancer Network Australia. In 2017 she was named a Legend in the Sport Australia Hall of Fame.

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1951 1
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1. Raelene Boyle (Wikipedia)
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    born 24 June 1951
  • lead paragraph, competition-category
    Raelene Ann Boyle (born 24 June 1951) is an Australian retired athlete, who represented Australia at three Olympic Games as a sprinter, winning three silver medals, and was named one of 100 National Living Treasures by the National Trust of Australia in 1998.
  • Plays: Athletics, lead paragraph, plays
    Raelene Ann Boyle (born 24 June 1951) is an Australian retired athlete, who represented Australia at three Olympic Games as a sprinter, winning three silver medals, and was named one of 100 National Living Treasures by the National Trust of Australia in 1998.
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