June Maston
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June Maston (Ferguson) (born November 3, 1928) (died December 4, 2004) was an Australian sprinter and athletics coach.
In 1948 she placed fourth in the Australian national championships over 100 yards.
At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London she won a silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay with teammates Shirley Strickland, Joyce King and Elizabeth McKinnon. She had earlier competed in the Long Jump but did not qualify for the final.
Later, she became a top athletics coach. Her most successful charges included four-time Olympic sprint champion Betty Cuthbert and Olympic 80 metres hurdles champion Maureen Caird.
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