Shirley Barbara de la Hunty AO, MBE, known as Shirley Strickland during her early career, was an Australian athlete. She won more Olympic medals than any other Australian in running sports. Shirley Strickland (Australia) set the women's 100 m world record of 11.3 in Warsaw, Poland on August 4, 1955. It stood 3.1 years, until Vera Krepkina's 11.3 on September 13, 1958 (equalling it). Wiki link