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Norma Croker Fleming (born September 11, 1934 in Queensland) is a former Australian sprinter.
At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, she placed 4th in the individual 200 metres race, but won the gold medal in 4 x 100 metres relay, together with Shirley Strickland, Fleur Mellor and Betty Cuthbert. At the 1960 Summer Olympics she was disqualified in that event but finished 15th in long jump.
In the 1956 Australian championships she placed 4th in 100 yards and 3rd in 220 yards. In 1960 she placed 6th in 100 yards, 3rd in 220 yards, 3rd in long jump and 4th in 4x100 m relay.
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Olympic champions in women's 4×100 m relay |
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1928 Canada Fanny Rosenfeld, Ethel Smith, Jane Bell & Myrtle Cook • 1932 United States Mary Carew, Evelyn Furtsch, Annette Rogers & Wilhelmina von Bremen • 1936 United States Harriet Bland, Annette Rogers, Betty Robinson & Helen Stephens • 1948 Netherlands Xenia Stad-de Jong, Netty Witziers-Timmer, Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs & Fanny Blankers-Koen
1952 United States Mae Faggs, Barbara Jones, Janet Moreau & Catherine Hardy • 1956 Australia Shirley Strickland de la Hunty, Norma Croker, Fleur Mellor & Betty Cuthbert • 1960 United States Martha Hudson, Lucinda Williams, Barbara Jones & Wilma Rudolph • 1964 Poland Teresa Cieply, Irena Szewinska, Halina Górecka & Ewa Klobukowska • 1968 United States Barbara Ferrell, Margaret Bailes, Mildrette Netter & Wyomia Tyus • 1972 West Germany Christiane Krause, Ingrid Mickler, Annegret Richter & Heidemarie Rosendahl • 1976 East Germany Marlies Göhr, Renate Stecher, Carla Bodendorf & Bärbel Wöckel • 1980 East Germany Romy Müller, Bärbel Wöckel, Ingrid Auerswald & Marlies Göhr • 1984 United States Alice Brown, Jeanette Bolden, Chandra Cheeseborough & Evelyn Ashford • 1988 United States Alice Brown, Sheila Echols, Florence Griffith Joyner & Evelyn Ashford • 1992 United States Evelyn Ashford, Esther Jones, Carlette Guidry & Gwen Torrence • 1996 United States Gail Devers, Inger Miller, Chryste Gaines & Gwen Torrence • 2000 Bahamas Sevatheda Fynes, Chandra Sturrup, Pauline Davis-Thompson & Debbie Ferguson • 2004 Jamaica Tayna Lawrence, Sherone Simpson, Aleen Bailey & Veronica Campbell |
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