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Freeman was the first Indigenous Australian person to become a Commonwealth Games gold medalist at age 16 in 1990. [5] . The year 1994 was her breakthrough season. At the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Canada, Freeman won gold in both the 200 m and 400 m.
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.
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.
Jul 19, 2024 · On 15 September 2000 Aboriginal athlete Cathy Freeman lit the Olympic flame in the spectacular opening ceremony of the Sydney Olympic Games. Ten days later she won the gold medal in the women’s 400 metres race, achieving her greatest goal. Cathy Freeman, 2003:
Cathy Freeman was born in Queensland on 16 February, 1973. Cathy became involved in athletics at a very young age and won her first race at eight years old. During her 2000 Olympic Games victory lap in the 400 metre sprint she carried both the Australian and Aboriginal flags — a symbol of reconciliation and pride in her Aboriginal cultural ...
BIRTH DATE: 16 February 1973. BIRTH PLACE: Slade Point, Mackay, Queensland. FIRST LANGUAGE: English. SIGNIFICANT LOCALITIES: Mackay, Queensland: Cathy was born in Mackay, and grew up in a housing-commission on Burston Street. (p.4)
Jul 18, 2024 · Despite making a name for herself at the 1994 Commonwealth Games and winning a silver medal at the 1996 Olympics, Cathy Freeman became a national treasure when she lit the Olympic flame.
4 days ago · Iconic. Unforgettable. Legendary! 朗 24 years since Cathy Freeman blazed her way to Olympic gold for Australia in the women's 400m athletics at Sydney 2000. 磊Australian Olympic Team | Brisbane 2032....
Sep 25, 2000 · Cathy Freeman was the most talked about Australian competitor in the lead up to the Olympics and her two world championships, in 1997 and 1999, cemented her as the firm favourite for the race. Her iconic silver, yellow and green bodysuit paid testament to her country while her red, yellow and black sprinting shoes honoured her Aboriginal heritage.
Oct 20, 2014 · Cathy Freeman lighting the Olympic cauldron will be forever etched in Australia’s memory. Cathy, as she always has did her nation, her race and herself proud. She’s overcome obstacles...
