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Catherine Astrid Salome Freeman OAM (born 16 February 1973) is an Aboriginal Australian former sprinter, who specialised in the 400 metres event. [2] . Her personal best of 48.63 seconds currently ranks her as the eighth-fastest woman of all time, set while finishing second to Marie-José Pérec 's number-four time at the 1996 Olympics. [3] .
May 3, 2024 · Cathy Freeman (born February 16, 1973, Mackay, Queensland, Australia) is an Australian sprinter who excelled in the 400-metre dash and who in 2000 became the first Australian Aboriginal person to win an individual Olympic gold medal. Freeman began competitive running on the advice of her stepfather.
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Sep 10, 2020 · Twenty years after winning the 400m gold at the Sydney Olympics, Cathy Freeman shares her story and vision in a new documentary. She also talks about her role as a role model and the impact of her foundation for Indigenous children.
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- Paul Kennedy
World Championship 400m wins in 1997 and 1999 made Cathy Freeman the favourite for the 2000 Sydney Games, where she was also given the honour of lighting the Olympic cauldron. Under pressure to perform well for her home crowd, she won a resounding victory in the 400m final – Australia’s 100th Olympic gold medal.
Now, she has re-lived everything surrounding the Sydney 2000 Games – her background, lighting the Olympic flame at the Opening Ceremony, and winning Olympic gold – in a new documentary about her life, FREEMAN, from Australian broadcaster ABC.
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Sep 25, 2020 · Cathy Freeman became Australia's first Aboriginal athlete to win an individual Olympic gold medal in the 400m at the 2000 Sydney Games. She also carried the Aboriginal flag and the Australian flag in a symbolic gesture of pride and identity.
Learn about the life and achievements of Cathy Freeman, the Aboriginal athlete who lit the Olympic flame and won the 400 metres gold medal in Sydney 2000. Explore her family, career, and activism for reconciliation and Indigenous rights.
