Glynis Nunn-Cearns |
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| Awarded Titles: |
OAM |
| D.O.B: |
4 Dec 1960 |
| Place of Birth: |
Toowoomba, Australia |
| Resides at: |
QLD, Australia |
| Education: |
Diploma Teaching Phys. Ed. / English , Bachelor of Education |
| Occupation: |
Teacher for 22 years. Member of the Management and Construction Committee that built the Sports Super Centre at Runaway Bay on the Gold Coast. National Education Manager for AUSTAR Communications. Chair of the Youth Action Program. Member of the Athletics Australia High Performance Committee. National Selector for Athletics Australia. Australian Junior Coach, Senior Coach at Runaway Bay Super Sports Centre Track. |
| Sport: |
Athletics: 100m Hurdles, Heptathlon, Pentathlon, Long Jump |
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Reasons for
chosen sport: |
Glynis began competing in athletics at the age of 9.
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Honours
- Order of Australia Medal (OAM)
- Inducted into the Australian Hall of Fame
- Australian Sportswoman of the Year in 1984
- Australian Sportsperson of the Year in 1984
- Awarded the Outstanding performance for Oceania Region (1984-87)
- Competition track at the Runaway Bay Sports Super Centre was named in her honour
Career Highlights
| 1982 |
- C'wealth Games: Heptathlon - Gold, 100m Hurdles - Finalist,
Long Jump - Finalist
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| 1984 |
- Olympics: Heptathlon - Gold, 100m Hurdles - 5th, Long Jump - 7th
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| 1986 |
- C'wealth Games: 100m Hurdles - bronze
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