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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. 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.
Catherine Astrid Salome Freeman OAM (* 16. Februar 1973 in Mackay, Queensland) ist eine ehemalige australische Leichtathletin. Sie lief in internationalen Wettbewerben Einzel- und Staffelrennen über 200 und 400 Meter.
3. Mai 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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4. Dez. 2022 · Cathy Freeman was the final torchbearer and had the honour of lighting the Olympic cauldron. She was young, female and Aboriginal, marking the organisers’ hopes that the Games would promote reconciliation in Australia. Dressed in a white fireproof bodysuit, Freeman carried the torch up several flights of stairs.
25. Sept. 2015 · 📲 Subscribe to @olympics: http://oly.ch/Subscribe On September 25th 2000, Cathy Freeman won Olympic gold in front of a home crowd as she beat Lorraine Grah...
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Cathy Freeman wurde mehrmals Weltmeisterin im 400-Meter-Lauf. 2000 in Sydney schaffte sie sogar den Olympiasieg und wurde zum nationalen Idol. Auch sozial ist sie engagiert und setzt sie sich für die Rechte der australischen Aboriginals ein.
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.
