Teenager Leah O-Brien breaks 57-year-old Raelene Boyle record

News.com.au - 08/04
Australia has another young sprinting prospect on its hands after teenager Leah O’Brien announced herself by breaking a 100m record held by Raelene Boyle for 57 years.

Australia has another young sprinting prospect on its hands after teenager Leah O’Brien announced herself by breaking a 100m record held by Raelene Boyle for 57 years.

At the Australian athletics championships in Perth, O’Brien ran a legal time of 11.14sec (+1.7), eclipsing Boyle’s record of 11.20sec set at the 1968 Mexico Olympics — a mark that has stood for nearly six decades.

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