NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Dawn Fraser

Dawn Lorraine Fraser AO, MBE, (born September 4, 1937) is an Australian champion swimmer. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Swimming has been a sport at every modern Olympic Games. ... The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were held in 1956 in Melbourne, Australia, although the equestrian events could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations. ... At the 1956 Summer Olympics, 13 swimming events were contested. ... The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were held in 1956 in Melbourne, Australia, although the equestrian events could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations. ... At the 1956 Summer Olympics, 13 swimming events were contested. ... The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were held in 1956 in Melbourne, Australia, although the equestrian events could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations. ... At the 1956 Summer Olympics, 13 swimming events were contested. ... The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, were held in 1960 in Rome, Italy. ... At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, 15 swimming events were contested. ... The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, were held in 1960 in Rome, Italy. ... At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, 15 swimming events were contested. ... The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, were held in 1960 in Rome, Italy. ... At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, 15 swimming events were contested. ... The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, were held in 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. ... At the 1964 Summer Olympics, eighteen swimming events were contested. ... The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, were held in 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. ... At the 1964 Summer Olympics, eighteen swimming events were contested. ... Insignia of a Companion of the Order of Australia. ... The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander... is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article concentrates on human swimming. ...

She was born in Balmain, a suburb of Sydney, into a working class family. She was spotted at an early age of 12 by Sydney coach Harry Gallagher swimming at the local sea baths. Balmain is a suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4. ...

Known for her politically incorrect behaviour or larrikin character as much as her athletic ability, Fraser won eight Olympic medals, including five golds, and six Commonwealth Games gold medals. Politically Incorrect was a late-night, half-hour political talk show hosted by Bill Maher that ran from 1993 to 2002. ... Larrikinism is the name given to the Australian folk tradition of irreverence, mockery of authority and disregard for rigid norms of propriety. ... The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ... Current flag of the Commonwealth Games Federation Locations of the games, and participating countries Commonwealth Games Federation seal, adopted in 2001 The Commonwealth Games is a multinational, multi-sport event. ...

She is the first of only two swimmers in Olympic history (Krisztina Egerszegi being the other) to win gold for the same event at three successive Olympics (100 m: 1956, 1960, 1964). Krisztina Egerszegi [] (born August 16, 1974) is one of the greatest Hungarian Olympic champions of the modern era. ...

In October 1962 she became the first woman to swim the 100 metres in less than a minute. It was eight years after she retired before her record was broken.

In 1965 Fraser retired from swimming, after the Australian Swimming Union placed her under a ten-year ban. Things had come to a head when, at the Tokyo Olympics, she marched in the opening ceremony against their wishes, wore an old swimsuit (which angered sponsors) because it was more comfortable, and, it was alleged, she climbed a flagpole in Emperor Hirohito’s palace, taking the Olympic flag (later proved false). The ban was lifted four years later. The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, were held in 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. ... Hirohito (裕仁), the Shōwa Emperor (昭和天皇), (April 29, 1901 - January 7, 1989) reigned over Japan from 1926 to 1989. ...

Fraser then became a publican, swimming coach and in 1988 was elected a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the seat of Balmain in Sydney. The seat was abolished in 1991 and she left politics. The Riverview Hotel is a pub in the suburb of Balmain in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of New South Wales in Australia. ... Balmain is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4. ...

She was named Australian of the Year in 1964, was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1967 and on June 8, 1998, was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO). That year she was voted Australia's greatest female athlete. She was named Australian Female Athlete of the Century by the Sport Australian Hall of Fame. In 1999 the International Olympic Committee named her the World's Greatest Living Female Water Sports Champion. The Australian of the Year Awards commenced in 1960. ... The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander... is the 159th day of the year (160th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Insignia of a Companion of the Order of Australia. ... Stamp The International Olympic Committee (French: ComitÃ© International Olympique) is an organization based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas on June 23, 1894. ...

She was one of the bearers of the Olympic Torch at the opening ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She carried the Olympic Torch at the stadium, as one of the runners for the final segment, before the lighting of the Olympic Flame. The olympic flame at the Athens 2004 Summer Olympics The Olympic Flame or Olympic Fire is a symbol of the Olympic Games. ... The 2000 Summer Olympics or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were the Summer Olympic Games held in 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4. ... Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 50 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05) - Product ($m) $305,437 (1st) - Product per capita $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006) - Population 6,817,100 (1st) - Density 8. ... The Olympic Flame at the Athens 2004 Summer Olympics The Olympic Flame, Olympic Fire, Olympic Torch, Olympic Light, Olympic Eye, and Olympic Sun is a symbol of the Olympic Games. ...

She was one of the contestants in a 2005 season of the Seven Network's Dancing with the Stars. The Seven Network is an Australian television network, owned by the Seven Media Group. ... Dancing with the Stars is an Australian television series based on the British Strictly Come Dancing. ...

In 2005, she was seriously embarrassed when the retirement investment company that she and Paul Cronin had been advertising on television for some years, collapsed and the directors fled, owing their investors millions of dollars. Fraser and Cronin made a public apology for their unwitting contribution to the financial plight of many people. Paul Cronin Paul Cronin (born July 8, 1938) is an Australian actor who shot to fame playing motorcycle policeman Gary Hogan in the Crawford Productions drama Matlock Police (1971-1975). ...

Dawn is a high profile supporter of the Wests Tigers rugby league Team and a member of the team's board of directors. Prior to its merger with Western Suburbs she had supported Balmain Tigers, having lived for many years in the suburb of Balmain. The Wests Tigers are an Australian professional rugby league football club in the National Rugby League (NRL), the premier rugby league football competition in Australasia. ... Rugby league football (usually shortened to rugby league, football, league or rugby) is a full-contact team sport played with a prolate spheroid-shaped ball by two teams of thirteen on a rectangular grass field. ...

Dawn Fraser has one daughter, Dawn Lorraine (named after her swimming friend, Lorraine Crapp), from an early marriage that ended in divorce. She has never remarried, which led some people to assume she was a lesbian. In her autobiography (2000) she strongly denied this. Lorraine Crapp (born October 17, 1938 in Sydney, New South Wales) is a former Olympics swimming champion from Australia. ...

The Australian Sport Awards includes and award named in honour of and presented by Fraser. The Australian Sport Awards are and annual awards for Australian sports people administered by the Confederation of Australian Sport. ...

Swimming achievements

The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were held in 1956 in Melbourne, Australia, although the equestrian events could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations. ... Freestyle is one of the official swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. However, it is technically not a style, as there are very few regulations about the way freestyle has to be swum. ... During a relay race, members of a team take turns swimming or running (usually with a baton) parts of a circuit or performing a certain action. ... The 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Cardiff, Wales. ... The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, were held in 1960 in Rome, Italy. ... Medley is a combination of four different swimming styles into one race. ... Countries which participated The 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Perth, Western Australia, Australia from November 22 to December 1. ... The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, were held in 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. ... The butterfly, (fly for short) is a swimming stroke swum on the breast, with both arms moving simultaneously. ... Sir John Carew Eccles (January 27, 1903 â€“ May 2, 1997) was an Australian neurophysiologist who won the 1963 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on the synapse. ... The Australian of the Year Awards commenced in 1960. ... Sir Robert Murray Helpmann CBE (April 9, 1909 â€“ September 28, 1986) was an Australian dancer, actor, director and choreographer, Born Robert Murray Helpman he added the extra n to avoid there being 13 letters in his name. ...

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Categories: Olympic swimmers of Australia | Officers of the Order of Australia | Swimmers at the 1956 Summer Olympics | Swimmers at the 1960 Summer Olympics | Swimmers at the 1964 Summer Olympics | Australian freestyle swimmers | New South Wales State politicians | Independent Australian politicians | 1937 births | Living people Logo of Swimming Australia Swimming Australia is the peak governing body for competitive swimming in Australia. ... The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) is an online database of information about movies, actors, television shows, production crew personnel, and video games. ... This is the complete list of womens Olympic medalists in swimming from 1896 to 2004. ... Fanny Durack (left) and Mina Wylie, Australian swimmers at the Stockholm Olympics 1912 Sarah Frances Fanny Durack (October 27, 1889, Sydney - March 21, 1956, Sydney) was an Australian swimmer of the early 20th century. ... Ethelda Bleibtrey (February 27, 1902 â€“ May 6, 1978) was a swimmer from the United States notable for winning three gold medals at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. ... Helene Madison (June 19, 1913 - November 27, 1970) was an American swimmer. ... Hendrika Wilhelmina Rie Mastenbroek (February 26, 1919 - November 6, 2003) was a Dutch swimmer and a triple Olympic champion. ... Sandra (Sandy) Lynn Neilson (born March 20, 1956 in Burbank, California) is a former freestyle swimmer from the United States, who won three golden medals as a sixteen-year old at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. ... Kornelia Ender (born October 25, 1958 in Bitterfeld) is an East German swimmer who at the 1976 Summer Olympics became the first woman swimmer to win four gold medals at a single Olympic Games, all in world record times. ... Barbara Krause is a female German swimmer, born in East Berlin, on July 7th 1959 . ... Nancy Lynn Hogshead (born April 17, 1962 in Iowa City, Iowa) is a retired freestyle swimmer from the United States, who won the gold medal in the womens 100m freestyle at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. ... Carrie Lynne Steinseifer (born February 12, 1968 in Saratoga, California) is a retired freestyle swimmer from the United States, who won the gold medal in the womens 100m freestyle at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. ... Kristin Otto (born February 7, 1966 in Leipzig. ... Yong Zhuang (born August 10, 1972 in Shanghai) is a former freestyle swimmer from China, whos best performance was winning the gold medal in the 100m freestyle at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. ... Jingyi Le (born March 19, 1975 in Shanghai) is a former swimmer from China who won the gold medal in the 100 metres freestyle at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. ... Inge de Bruijn (born August 24, 1973 in Barendrecht, Zuid-Holland) is a former Dutch swimmer, and a four-time Olympic champion. ... Jodie Clare Henry OAM (born 17 November 1983), Australian swimmer, is a triple Olympic gold medallist, four time gold medallist at the Commonwealth Games,former world champion in the 100 m freestyle and former womens world record holder for the 100 metre freestyle. ...

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