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Cathy Freeman

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    Birth

  • Commonwealth games, Gold 4x100 relay.

    Commonwealth Games, Auckland, New Zealand - Gold 4 x 100 metres relay team. With this medal win, she became the first female Australian Aboriginal to win a gold medal at an international athletics event.
  • Young Aussie of the Year

  • Barcelona Olympic Games, Spain

    Cathy Freeman become the first Australian Aboriginal to represent Australia at an Olympics
  • Commonwealth Games, Victoria, Canada – Gold in the 200m and 400m.

    Gold in the 200m and 400m.
  • 1996 Olympics Games Atlanta, USA

    Silver medal and personal best 48.63 seconds.
  • World Athletic Championships, Athens, Greece

    Gold 400m.
  • Australian of the Year

  • World Athletic Championships Seville, Spain

    Gold 400m