# @olympics on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DRhOIZBAvCS
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/37288434-olympics-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/855c756650.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-11-26T12:09:40.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Olympic Games (@Olympics) — https://gondola.cc/Olympics

## Caption

On this day at #Melbourne1956, 18-year-old Betty Cuthbert sprinted to gold in the women’s 100m.

Instantly embraced as a national hero by the Australian home crowd, she earned the nickname “The Golden Girl.” 🥇

## Stats

- **Views:** 11,704
- **Likes:** 5,711
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- **Comments:** 29

## Tags

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