medal in the 100-metre sprint before withdrawing from the 200m and relay due to injury. Boyle was selected to compete in the 1980 Olympics in Moscow but eventually withdrew from the team for what she stated were personal reasons, during the long dispute within Australian sporting circles over whether to join the USA led boycott of the Games. Her final major competitive appearance was at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, where she won gold in the 400-metre sprint, and silver in the 4 × 400-metre relay. Through her successful career, Boyle won seven gold and two silver medals at the Commonwealth Games, in addition to her three silver medals at the Olympic Games. Many East German athletes were later revealed to have used anabolic steroids within a systematic state-sponsored doping program. Boyle has stated she believes that she would have won gold at the 1972 Olympics if not for drug use by her competitor. The IOC only banned the use of anabolic steroids in 1975. Honours 15 June 1974 – appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to sport. 1974 – awarded the ABC Sportsman of the Year Award 1985 – inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame. 1991 – received an "award for excellence" in her sport, and for contributions to the Commonwealth Games by the Australian Commonwealth Games Association 25 September 1989 – awarded the Douglas Wilkie Medal by the Anti-Football League, for doing the least for football in the best and fairest manner. 2000 – Boyle pushed Betty Cuthbert in her wheelchair in the torch relay during the 2000 Sydney Olympics Opening Ceremony. 2000 – awarded Australian Sports Medal. 2001 – awarded Centenary Medal. 2004 – inducted into the Athletics Australia Hall of Fame. 2007 – appointed as a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for service to the community through a range of roles with organisations that support people with cancer, particularly Breast Cancer Network Australia. 2013 – named in Australia's Top 100 Sportswomen of All Time. 2017 – upgraded to a Sport Australia Hall of Fame Legend. Personal life Boyle was diagnosed with cancer in 1996 and ovarian cancer in 2000 and 2001. Boyle works to raise community awareness about breast cancer and has been a very active board member of Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA) since 1999. Boyle currently lives on the Sunshine Coast in