Raelene Boyle

Raelene Boyle
AM MBE
Personal information
Birth nameRaelene Ann Boyle
NationalityAustralian
Born (1951-06-24) 24 June 1951
Coburg, Victoria, Australia
Sport
SportRunning
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
1968 Mexico City200 metres
1972 Munich100 metres
1972 Munich200 metres
Commonwealth Games
1970 Edinburgh100 metres
1970 Edinburgh200 metres
1970 Edinburgh4×100m relay
1974 Christchurch100 metres
1974 Christchurch200 metres
1974 Christchurch4×100m relay
1982 Brisbane400 metres
1978 Edmonton100 metres
1982 Brisbane4×400m relay

Raelene Ann Boyle AM, MBE (born 24 June 1951) is an Australian retired athlete, who represented Australia at three Olympic Games as a sprinter, winning three silver medals, and was named one of 100 National Living Treasures by the National Trust of Australia in 1998. Boyle was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1996 and subsequently became a board member of Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA). In 2017, she was named a Legend in the Sport Australia Hall of Fame.