Debbie Fintoff-King |
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| Awarded Titles: |
OAM |
| D.O.B: |
20 Apr 1960 |
| Place of Birth: |
Melbourne, Australia |
| Resides at: |
Melbourne, Australia |
| Occupation: |
Coaching, and involved with a number of athletics boards and programmes. |
| Club: |
Glen Huntly Athletics |
| Sport: |
Athletics: 400m Hurdles, 400m, 4 x 400m |
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Honours
- Awarded the Australian Sports Woman of the Year in 1986 and 1988
- Awarded Australia's Number One Sportswoman of the Decade for the 1980s
- Inducted into the Hall of Fame
- Awarded the Order of Australia Medal (OAM)
Career Highlights
| 1982 |
- C'wealth Games: 400m Hurdles - Gold, 4 x 400m - silver
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| 1986 |
- C'wealth Games: 400m Hurdles - Gold, 400m - Gold, 4 x 400m - Bronze
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| 1987 |
- World Champs: 400m Hurdles - silver
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| 1988 |
- Olympics: 400m Hurdles - Gold
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| 1990 |
- C'wealth Games: 400m Hurdles - silver, 4 x 400m - silver
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Records
- Sets new C'wealth record for the 400m hurdles at the 1982 C'wealth Games in Brisbane
- Sets new Olympic record for the 400m Hurdles in 1988 when running the 2nd fastest time in history. This also set the area record for the Oceana region
- Sets nine C'wealth records between 1982 and 1988