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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 21: A mourner reads the order of service during a State Memorial service for Betty Cuthbert
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 21: A mourner reads the order of service during a State Memorial service for Betty Cuthbert Source: Getty

One of Australia's Olympic greats, Betty Cuthbert, was among the big names around the world whose deaths marked 2017.

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One of Australia's Olympic greats, Betty Cuthbert, was among the big names around the world whose deaths marked 2017.

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