LEAH O’BRIEN BREAKS 57-YEAR RAELENE BOYLE RECORD

O’Brien blazed to victory in the U18 girls’ 100m final at the Australian Junior Athletics Championships in Perth

Her performance broke Boyle’s long-standing U18 national record of 11.20 seconds, set during the 1968 Olympics.

At just 17, Raelene Boyle finished fourth in the 100m and secured a silver medal in the 200m at the Mexico City Olympics.

For 57 years, her Australian U18 100m record remained untouched, eluding even some of the country’s top sprinters.