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That was Sandra Morgan who was 14 years, 6 months old when she won gold as a member of Australia's 4x100 freestyle relay team at the 1956 Games in Melbourne.

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Sandra Morgan (later Beavis) was the youngest Australian to win an Olympic Gold Medal. She was 14 years old at the time and won it at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics.

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