SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian sprinter Betty Cuthbert, the only athlete to have won the Olympic 100, 200 and 400 metres titles, has died aged 79 after battling multiple sclerosis for nearly half a ...

Cuthbert shot to fame as a little-known 18-year-old at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, winning the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay. Cuthbert shot to fame as a little-known 18-year-old at the 1956 Melbourne ...

PERTH, Australia — Betty Cuthbert, who won the 100- and 200-meter and sprint relay gold medals at the 1956 Olympics, has died following a long battle with multiple sclerosis. She was 79. Athletics ...

Betty Cuthbert and Gillian Rolton, who both died last year, have been highlighted for praise by the Australian Olympic Committee President John Coates following their recognition in Australia Day ...

Coates said that the passing of both Cuthbert and Rolton last year was a time of sadness for the Olympic community, but added that the recognition they had received would will gladden the hearts of ...