Fleur Mellor (born 13 July 1936) is an Australian

athlete An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance. Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-devel ...

and Olympic champion. She competed at the

1956 Olympic Games 1956 Olympics refers to both: *The 1956 Winter Olympics, which were held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy *The 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport even ...

in Melbourne, where she received a gold medal in ''4 x 100 m relay'', with Shirley Strickland de la Hunty, Norma Croker and

Betty Cuthbert Elizabeth Alyse Cuthbert, (20 April 1938 – 6 August 2017) was an Australian athlete and a four-time Olympic champion. She was nicknamed Australia's "Golden Girl". During her career, she set world records for 60 metres, 100 yards, 200 metres ...

."1956 Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Track & Field"
– ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved 19 June 2008) Their winning time (44.5) was a new world record.

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* * 1936 births Living people Australian female sprinters Olympic athletes for Australia Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Australia Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic female sprinters Place of birth missing (living people) {{Australia-athletics-bio-stub