[1] In 1963, Adelaide sprinter Diane Bowering won the Australian 100-yard Championships in an upset.

[2] She was virtually unknown outside her home state but ended the year ranked as #3 in the world.

[3] She competed for Adelaide Harriers and was coached by Len Barnes who nicknamed her 'the twerp'.

[4] In 1964 Bowering ran second in the national 100y title and earned a place on the Australian team for the 1964 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo.

[6] In 1967, she won the 100 m and 200 m at the United States versus British Commonwealth meet in Los Angeles, beating Olympic champion Wyomia Tyus[2] and was ranked #2 in the world for 100 m[3] and #3 for 200 m[6] by Track and Field News.