June Maston

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June Maston
Personal information
Birth nameJune Elaine Rita Maston
Full nameJune Elaine Rita Ferguson
Born14 March 1928 (1928-03-14)
Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia
Died3 December 2004 (2004-12-04) (aged 76)
Medal record
Women's
athletics
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1948 London 4x100 metre relay

June Elaine Rita Maston (later Ferguson; 14 March 1928 – 3 December 2004) was an Australian sprinter and athletics coach from New South Wales. In 1948 she placed fourth in the Australian national championships over 100 yards.[1][2][3]

At the

Jack Ferguson.[2]

Later, she became an athletics coach. Her most successful charges included four-time Olympic sprint champion Betty Cuthbert and Olympic 80 metres hurdles champion Maureen Caird.

Maston had five children: Jeremy, Ian, Fiona, Megan, and Debra.

References

  1. ^ "June MASTON". athletics.com.au. Australian Athletics Results. Archived from the original on 14 October 2007.
  2. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "June Maston". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2021. Full name: June Elaine Rita Maston (-Ferguson)
  3. ^ "News: June Ferguson passes away". WorldAthletics.org. 6 December 2004.

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