Shane Gould
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Shane Elizabeth Gould is an Australian former competition swimmer. She won three gold medals, a silver medal and a bronze, at the 1972 Summer Olympics, becoming the first woman swimmer to win five ind
Gould in 1973
Gould in 1972
Gould (right) with Sandy Neilson (middle) and Shirley Babashoff (left) in 1972
RiverCat MV Shane Gould at Drummoyne ferry wharf
Order of the British Empire
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The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises five classes of awards across both civil an
Shane Gould
…childhood in Fiji after she and her family moved there. After her 1972 Olympic performance, Gould was named the Australian of the Year, and received an MBE in 1981. In April 2018, Gould was awarded an Order of Merit by the Australian Olympic Committee. Gould returned in the 1990s as a swimming mentor and…
CBE neck decoration (in civil division)
MBE (civil division) as awarded in 1918
Examples of insignia of the order (1937 pattern). Top to bottom: KBE or CBE (military) badge and riband, GBE star, KBE/DBE star, MBE (civil) and OBE (military) badges and ribands.
A silver oak-leaf emblem denoted an award made "for gallantry" between 1958 and 1974.