▁British ▁Empire ▁and ▁Commonwealth ▁Games ▁in ▁V ancouver . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁un l ucky ▁again , ▁breaking ▁down ▁injured ▁in ▁her ▁heat ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 ▁yards . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁Olympics ▁in ▁Melbourne , ▁she ▁won ▁two ▁bronze ▁med als , ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁metres ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 ▁metres . ▁In ▁both ▁races ▁she ▁was ▁be aten ▁by ▁country w oman ▁Betty ▁C uth bert ▁( g old ) ▁and ▁German ▁Christ a ▁St ub nick ▁( sil ver ). ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁controvers ial ▁move , ▁she ▁was ▁left ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁gold - med al ▁winning ▁Australian ▁ 4 × 1 0 0 ▁metres ▁relay ▁team ▁as ▁she ▁was ▁' not ▁considered ▁a ▁good ▁relay ▁runner " ▁but ▁soon ▁after ▁the ▁Games ▁she ▁assist ed ▁an ▁Australian ▁team ▁to ▁world ▁records ▁for ▁ 4 × 2 0 0 ▁metres ▁and ▁ 4 × 2 2 0 ▁yards ▁relay ▁events . ▁ ▁She ▁proved ▁her ▁vers at ility ▁in ▁the ▁s print ▁events ▁by ▁setting ▁a ▁new ▁world ▁record ▁at ▁ 4 0 0 ▁metres ▁with ▁ 5 7 . 0 ▁seconds ▁on ▁ 6 ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁March ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁at ▁the ▁Australian ▁Championships , ▁she ▁set ▁a ▁new ▁world ▁record ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁yards ▁with ▁ 1 0 . 3 ▁seconds , ▁and ▁two ▁days ▁later ▁she ▁ran ▁ 2 2 0