PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Cathy freeman way born in Slade point, Mackay, Queensland on the 16th February, 1973.
When Cathy was 14 years, she told her teachers that her aspiration was to win a gold medal in the Olympics. At her school, she had already held national records for 100, 200 and 400 metre sprints. Cathy did work experience as a hairdresser before winning a scholarship to Fairholme College.
In 1992 Cathy was employed as part of Australia Post’s Olympic Job Opportunities Program.
—“Being part of the workforce was a lot of fun and having a normal life really appealed to me. Somehow I knew that if my running took me to where I wanted to go, I wouldn’t have a normal life for much longer.”
For the 400m sprints, Cathy won a silver medal in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and a gold medal in the 2000 Sydney Olympics
In July 2003, Cathy Freeman officially announced her retirement. As an Aborigine, she is regarded as a role model for her people, and also seen by many as a symbol of national reconciliation between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians.
