About Cathy Freeman
Catherine Astrid Salome Freeman is an Australian former sprinter, who specialised in the 400 metres event. Her personal best of 48.63 seconds currently ranks her as the 11th-fastest woman of all time, set while finishing second to Marie-José Pérec's number-six time at the 1996 Olympics. She became the Olympic champion for the women's 400 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics, at which she had lit the Olympic Flame.
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Awards & Honors
Australian of the Year
Australian Sports Medal
Centenary Medal
Arthur Ashe Courage Award
Australian National Living Treasure
Victorian Honour Roll of Women
Companion of the Order of Australia
Medal of the Order of Australia
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Olympic gold medal
Silver Olympic Order
Young Australian of the Year
Athletics Australia Hall of Fame
