Cathy Freeman

Cathy Freeman

(1973) athletics competitor Australia

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Cathy Freeman (born 1973) was a Australia athletics competitor.

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.

Notable works:

Heartbeat of the Land

Awards:

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|Olympic gold medal|Silver Olympic Order|Young Australian of the Year|Athletics Australia Hall of Fame

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