Why was dawn fraser banned from the Olympics?

Answer 1

She received a 10 year ban from the Australian Swimming Union for alleged misbehavior at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Her alleged offenses included marching in the 1964 Games opening ceremonies against team wishes and stealing the Olympic flag from the Japanese Emperor's palace. Information found on www.olympic.org states that she did indeed steal the flag from the palace and was subsequently arrested. The ban was lifted after four years but by then she had retired.

Answer 2

Well, she wasn't really banned from the Olympics. She received a 10 year ban from the Australian Swimming Union for alleged misbehavior at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Her alleged offenses included marching in the 1964 Games opening ceremonies against team wishes and stealing the Olympic flag from the Japanese Emperor's palace. Information found on www.olympic.org states that she did indeed steal the flag from the palace and was subsequently arrested. The ban was lifted after four years but by then she had retired.