Cathy Freeman

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  • Birth.

    Cathy Freeman was born on the 16th of February in the year of 1973 in Mackay, Queensland.

  • First gold medal.

    Exact date not known, however, it is known that Cathy Freeman recieved her first gold medal when she was 8 years old. The medal was won at a school athletics championship.

  • Scholarship.

    Exact date not known. Cathy won a scholarship from Fairholme School but decided to move to Kooralbyn Internation School to be professionally coached by Mike Danila.

  • Melbourne.

    Cathy Freeman moved to Melbourne after winning the gold medal of the 4x100m relay at Auckland Commonwealth Games in 1990.

  • Auckland Commonwealth Games.

    First female Aboriginal Australian to win the gold medal at an international event. She attended the Auckland Commonwealth Games and won gold in the 4x100m relay.

  • Young Australian of the Year.

    In the year of 1991, Cathy Freeman was awarded with the Young Australian of the Year award.

  • Barcelona.

    Cathy Freeman was the first Australian Aboriginal to represent Australia in the Olympic Games in the year of 1992, Barcelona, Spain.

  • Victoria.

    Cathy Freeman won the gold medal in the 200m and 400m events at the 1994 Olympic Games, Victoria, Canada.

  • Atlanta

    Cathy won silver medal and personal best, 48.63 seconds, at the 1996 Olympic Games, Atlanta, USA.

  • 1997

    Cathy won the gold medal in the 400m event at the World Athletic Championships, Athens, Greece in the year of 1997.

  • Australian of the Year.

    Cathy Freeman was awarded with the Australian of the Year award in the year of 1998.

  • Seville

    Cathy won the gold medal in the 400m event at the World Athletic Championships, Seville, Spain, in the year of 1999.

  • Sydney.

    Cathy's image was beamed into millions of homes around the world when she became the first competing athlete to be invited to light the Olympic flame at the opening ceremony of the Sydney Olympic Games. She then went on to the win the gold medal in the 400m event- her dream was realised.

  • Retirement.

    On the 15th of July in the year of 2003 Cathy Freeman announced her retirement from competitive running. She now concentrates her time on making a difference to others through the Cathy Freeman Foundation.