CATHY FREEMAN

Catherine Astrid Salome "Cathy" Freeman is an Australian sprinter and specialised in the 200 & 400 meter sprints.

FAST FACTS

• She was born on the 16 February, 1973.
• Her athletics career began in 1990 and she retired in 2003
• She was the first aboriginal to compete in the commonwealth games
• She was awarded the OAM in 2001
• She runs a foundation which aims to close the education gap between indigenous and non-indigenous children.

Cathy freeman became Olympic champion in Sydney 2000.

She has a daughter named ruby Anne Susie murch

HER PARENT'S NAMES

• Norman Freeman
• Cecelia Freeman

Results
Representing Australia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney 400 m
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta 400 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Athens 400 m
Gold medal – first place 1999 Seville 400 m
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Gothenburg 4 × 400 m relay
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1990 Auckland 4 × 100 m
Gold medal – first place 1994 Victoria 200 m
Gold medal – first place 1994 Victoria 400 m
Gold medal – first place 2002 Manchester 4 × 400 m
Silver medal – second place 1994 Victoria 4 × 100 m

THATS ALL FOLKS!