Poll position for skater, but Fraser named greatest

By Chris Wilson
Updated April 18 2018 - 10:49pm, first published February 28 2013 - 3:00am

Dawn Fraser was crowned Australia's greatest female athlete in a ceremony at Parliament House on Wednesday night, but had the voting public got its way the gong could have gone to a skater from the Canberra Roller Derby League nicknamed ShortStop.

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