- BETTY CUTHBERT Betty Cuthbert is known as The Golden Girl . She won four Olympic gold medals for Australia, the highest number won by any Australian track and field athlete. In beating the world's best, this golden-haired runner raced her way into the hearts of millions of Australians. When Betty was born in 1938, her mother was shocked to find she wasn't having just one baby - but two! Betty ...www.abc.net.au/btn/australians/cuthbert.htm