Dixie Willis

Who is Dixie Willis?

Dixie Isabel Willis is a former Australian middle distance runner, who won the gold medal in the women's 880 yards event at the 1962 Commonwealth Games. She was selected to compete over 800 metres for her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics. At Rome in 1960 she was leading the final with 70 metres remaining when she fell off the track.She then regained the track to finish last. In 1964 at Tokyo she was unable to compete due to injury.

On 3 March 1962 she set world records for 800 metres and 880 yards in narrowly beating Marise Chamberlain who also beat the previous world records.