Olympic Pin 1956 – Shirley Strickland

Description Souvenier Olympic Pin from the 1956 Olympics, held in Melbourne, Australia.  This pin is one from a series featuring Australian sports men & women.  Here, Shirley Strickland, who won more Olympic medals than any other Australian in running sports and represented Australia at three Olympics – London 1948, Helsinki in 1952 and Melbourne in 1956.  Pin measures 31mm diameter.