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Cathy Freeman

Australian sprinter, 1990–2003

Australia · b. 1973

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Won the 400 metres at the Sydney Olympics in 2000 after lighting the cauldron at the opening ceremony, and took world titles in the event in 1997 and 1999. A Kuku Yalanji and Birri Gubba woman, she was the first Aboriginal Australian to win an individual Olympic gold medal.

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Question What are you most proud of? Identity & self read 102 other answers →

But I was not really planning to create what seems to be a lasting impact. I was just always about personal expression and pride in who I was as an Australian Indigenous girl. It was more about me sharing all of me with the world. But, certainly after all these years, it makes me really proud.

Recorded Euan Crumley, Interview marking 25 years since the Sydney 2000 400m final, Athletics Weekly, 22 September 2025 source ↗

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