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Fanny Durack

Biographical information

Medals	OG
Gold	1
Silver	0
Bronze	0
Total	1

Type	Competed in Olympic Games
Sex	Female
Full name	Sarah Frances "Fanny"•Durack (-Gately)
Used name	Fanny•Durack
Born	27 October 1889 in Sydney, New South Wales (AUS)
Died	20 March 1956 in Stanmore, New South Wales (AUS)
NOC	Australasia
Nationality	Australia

Results

Games	Discipline (Sport) / Event	NOC / Team	Pos	Medal	Nationality	As
1912 Summer Olympics	Swimming (Aquatics)	ANZ			AUS	Fanny Durack
	100 metres Freestyle, Women (Olympic)		1	Gold

Olympic Records

Records may have been broken subsequently during the same competition.

Games	Date	Sport	Event	Phase	Mark	Pos
1912 Summer Olympics	9 July 1912	Swimming (Aquatics)	100 metres Freestyle, Women	Round One, Heat Four	1:19.8 WR	1

Special Notes

Listed in Olympians Who Set a World Record in Long Course Swimming (100 m freestyle – 9 July 1912 - 23 August 1920: 1:19.8 (9 July 1912; Stockholm, SWE), 1:18.8 (21 July 1912; Hamburg, GER), 1:16.2 (6 February 1915; Sydney, AUS); 200 m freestyle – 4 March 1915 - 25 August 1921: 2:56.0 (4 March 1915; Sydney, AUS))

Errata

YOB also seen as 1891, but 1889 is correct per Australia Birth Index. DOD also seen as 21 March 1956, but 20 March 1956 is correct per her obituary.