▁yards ▁in ▁ 2 3 . 4 ▁seconds ▁and ▁set ▁another ▁world ▁record . ▁In ▁both ▁races , ▁she ▁defeated ▁world - record ▁holder ▁and ▁Olympic ▁champion ▁C uth bert . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁Commonwealth ▁Games ▁in ▁Card iff , ▁Wales , ▁Mat he ws ▁took ▁out ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 ▁yards ▁and ▁ 2 2 0 ▁yards , ▁again ▁be ating ▁C uth bert . ▁She ▁was ▁ranked ▁# 1 ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁for ▁both ▁ 1 0 0 ▁metres ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 ▁metres ▁in ▁both ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁ ▁Mat he ws ' ▁final ▁competition ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁Olympics ▁in ▁Rome , ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁elimin ated ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 ▁metres ▁semi - final s . ▁ ▁Personal ▁details ▁and ▁hon ours ▁ ▁Mat he ws ▁married ▁fire man ▁Barry ▁Will ard ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁but ▁they ▁later ▁separated . ▁She ▁was ▁an ▁assistant ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁Olympic ▁Team ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁Olympics ▁in ▁Mun ich . ▁She ▁became ▁a ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Australia ▁( AM ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁for ▁her ▁services ▁to ▁athlet ics , ▁and ▁an ▁Officer ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Australia ▁( A O ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁Mat he ws ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁Sport ▁Australia ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁in ▁ 1 9