Shirley Ogle (athlete)
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Shirley Ogle in Victoria
) is a former Australia
n athlete who competed in the 100 yards and 220 yards and other sprint distances. She held numerous state and national women's sprint records, and at the 1947 Victorian Athletics Championships won all four sprint events, 75 yards through to 440 yards
.
suburb of Fawkner in Victoria
. Her parents were William "Billy" Ogle, a professional bike rider and process engraver, and "Peggy" Martin, a stage performer.
She attended scholastically elite University High School
where, although small of stature and of a slight build, her athletic prowess stood out. She joined Southport Athletic Club and competed in a wide range of events which, strangely enough, included the discus
, in which she won one of many club junior championships.
Not having much big race experience at all, she didn't perform up to her best at the Women's 1948 Olympic Selection Athletics Trials in Sydney
and didn't make the team for London
. She was 5th in the 100 yards, with the first four, Joyce King
, Shirley Strickland
, Betty McKinnon and June Matson making up the Women's 4 x 100 metre relay which won the Silver medal. She was 5th in the 220 yards too, behind Joyce King
, future multiple Olympic Champion and World Recordholder, Shirley Strickland
, Betty McKinnon and, another future multiple Olympic Champion and World Recordholder, Marjorie Jackson
. Competition for a spot on the sprint team was obviously pretty tough, with Joyce King
and Shirley Strickland
being the 1st. and 2nd. ranked of all the athletes from all the sports that had been presented by their sports associations to the Australian Olympic Federation (AOF) for grading and selection in the Australian 1948 Summer Olympics
team.
The strength of Australia's women in athletics at the time was further demonstrated by their results in the 1950 Commonwealth Games in Auckland
where they won every event, except the High Jump and Long Jump.
n Olympian
Hurdler Ray Weinberg
and supported his efforts in making the 1952 Summer Olympics
team and was integral in the success of his other ventures in athletics. She'd also assisted him with his 1948 London Olympics programme where, even though visiting Olympic teams had to provide their own food due to post-war privations, she supplemented that with food packages, including eggs in the form of a special homemade Advocaat.
Shirley and Ray have three children.
|-
! Event
! Record
! Place
! Date
|-
| 100y || Australian || Wangaratta, Australia
|| 7 January 1948
|-
| 220y || South Australian || Adelaide
, Australia
|| 1947
|-
| 100y || Victorian || Melbourne
, Australia
|| 1948
|-
| 220y || Victorian || Melbourne
, Australia
|| 1948
|}
State Championships
|-
! Year
! State
! Event
! Place
! Time
|-
| 1945 || Victoria || 220y || 1st. || 26.4
|-
| 1946 || Victoria || 220y || 1st. ||
|-
| || ||440y || 1st. || 61.3
|-|
| || ||4 x 100y Relay || 1st. ||
|-
| 1947 || Victoria ||75y || 1st. ||
|-
| || ||100y || 1st. || 11.0w
|-
| || ||220y || 1st. || 25.9
|-
| || ||440y || 1st. ||
|-
| || South Australia ||220y || 1st. || 25.8
|}
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
) is a former Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n athlete who competed in the 100 yards and 220 yards and other sprint distances. She held numerous state and national women's sprint records, and at the 1947 Victorian Athletics Championships won all four sprint events, 75 yards through to 440 yards
440-yard dash
The 440-yard dash, or quarter-mile race, is a sprint race in track and field competitions.In many countries, athletes previously competed in the 440 yard dash – also referred to as the 'quarter-mile'...
.
Early life
Shirley was born in the MelbourneMelbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
suburb of Fawkner in Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
. Her parents were William "Billy" Ogle, a professional bike rider and process engraver, and "Peggy" Martin, a stage performer.
She attended scholastically elite University High School
University High School
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where, although small of stature and of a slight build, her athletic prowess stood out. She joined Southport Athletic Club and competed in a wide range of events which, strangely enough, included the discus
Discus
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, in which she won one of many club junior championships.
Athletic career
Unfortunately for her, Shirley's athletic career happened to coincide with the period when Australian women sprinters were at their most dominant.Not having much big race experience at all, she didn't perform up to her best at the Women's 1948 Olympic Selection Athletics Trials in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
and didn't make the team for London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. She was 5th in the 100 yards, with the first four, Joyce King
Joyce King
Joyce A. King was an Australian sprinter. She was born in Sydney.In 1948, she won the Australian national championships over 100 yards and 220 yards....
, Shirley Strickland
Shirley Strickland
Shirley Barbara Strickland AO, MBE , later Shirley de la Hunty, was an Australian athlete. She won more Olympic medals than any other Australian in running sports.-Family:...
, Betty McKinnon and June Matson making up the Women's 4 x 100 metre relay which won the Silver medal. She was 5th in the 220 yards too, behind Joyce King
Joyce King
Joyce A. King was an Australian sprinter. She was born in Sydney.In 1948, she won the Australian national championships over 100 yards and 220 yards....
, future multiple Olympic Champion and World Recordholder, Shirley Strickland
Shirley Strickland
Shirley Barbara Strickland AO, MBE , later Shirley de la Hunty, was an Australian athlete. She won more Olympic medals than any other Australian in running sports.-Family:...
, Betty McKinnon and, another future multiple Olympic Champion and World Recordholder, Marjorie Jackson
Marjorie Jackson
Marjorie Jackson-Nelson, AC, CVO, MBE is a former Governor of South Australia and a former Australian athlete...
. Competition for a spot on the sprint team was obviously pretty tough, with Joyce King
Joyce King
Joyce A. King was an Australian sprinter. She was born in Sydney.In 1948, she won the Australian national championships over 100 yards and 220 yards....
and Shirley Strickland
Shirley Strickland
Shirley Barbara Strickland AO, MBE , later Shirley de la Hunty, was an Australian athlete. She won more Olympic medals than any other Australian in running sports.-Family:...
being the 1st. and 2nd. ranked of all the athletes from all the sports that had been presented by their sports associations to the Australian Olympic Federation (AOF) for grading and selection in the Australian 1948 Summer Olympics
1948 Summer Olympics
The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in London, England, United Kingdom. After a 12-year hiatus because of World War II, these were the first Summer Olympics since the 1936 Games in Berlin...
team.
The strength of Australia's women in athletics at the time was further demonstrated by their results in the 1950 Commonwealth Games in Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
where they won every event, except the High Jump and Long Jump.
Additional information
In 1950, she married AustraliaAustralia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n Olympian
Olympian
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Hurdler Ray Weinberg
Ray Weinberg
Raymond Henry Weinberg AM is a former Australian athlete and coach. He was one of Australia's finest hurdlers, being ranked in the Top 8 in the world for 4 years; an Olympic finalist; in 1952 having the fastest time in the world for 220 yards hurdles; and holding the national 110 metres hurdles...
and supported his efforts in making the 1952 Summer Olympics
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland in 1952. Helsinki had been earlier given the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were cancelled due to World War II...
team and was integral in the success of his other ventures in athletics. She'd also assisted him with his 1948 London Olympics programme where, even though visiting Olympic teams had to provide their own food due to post-war privations, she supplemented that with food packages, including eggs in the form of a special homemade Advocaat.
Shirley and Ray have three children.
Statistics
Records-
- {| class="wikitable"
|-
! Event
! Record
! Place
! Date
|-
| 100y || Australian || Wangaratta, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
|| 7 January 1948
|-
| 220y || South Australian || Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
|| 1947
|-
| 100y || Victorian || Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
|| 1948
|-
| 220y || Victorian || Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
|| 1948
|}
State Championships
-
- {| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! State
! Event
! Place
! Time
|-
| 1945 || Victoria || 220y || 1st. || 26.4
|-
| 1946 || Victoria || 220y || 1st. ||
|-
| || ||440y || 1st. || 61.3
|-|
| || ||4 x 100y Relay || 1st. ||
|-
| 1947 || Victoria ||75y || 1st. ||
|-
| || ||100y || 1st. || 11.0w
|-
| || ||220y || 1st. || 25.9
|-
| || ||440y || 1st. ||
|-
| || South Australia ||220y || 1st. || 25.8
|}
See also
- Ray WeinbergRay WeinbergRaymond Henry Weinberg AM is a former Australian athlete and coach. He was one of Australia's finest hurdlers, being ranked in the Top 8 in the world for 4 years; an Olympic finalist; in 1952 having the fastest time in the world for 220 yards hurdles; and holding the national 110 metres hurdles...