This athlete is definitely one of the greatest sprinters of her generation. She first made her mark at the 1948 London games, where she won one silver and two bronze medals; she got her first gold medal four years later in Helsinki, by winning the 80 m hurdles before joining her partners in the 4x100 for a silver medal. This partial failure was wiped out at the 1956 Melbourne games, where Strickland kept her title for the 80 m hurdles before winning a third gold medal in the 4x100 m.