Nancy Anne Atterton (' Fogarty; born 17 May 1934) is a former Australian sprinter. During the

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in Vancouver, she won a gold medal in the

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, and also competed in the

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and

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events. Fogarty was born in New South Wales. After retiring from competing, she became involved in coaching sprinters such as

Miles Murphy Miles Murphy (born 19 May 1967) is an Australian former sprinter who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics. At the 1986 Commonwealth Games he won a silver medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay. He was Chief Executive Officer, Australian Paralympic ...

and Josh Clarke.

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