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Cathy Freeman: Australian short-distance runner.
Born in Slade Point (age 53).
11 awards including Arthur Ashe Courage Award.
Stands 5′5″ tall.
Cathy Freeman has 1 credits in our database.
Filmography (1)
AWARDS (11)
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Arthur Ashe Courage Award
WON
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Athletics Australia Hall of Fame
WON
B
Australian National Living Treasure
WON
B
Australian Sports Medal
WON
Biography
Catherine Astrid Salome Freeman is an Australian former sprinter, who specialised in the 400 metres event. Her personal best of 48.63 seconds currently ranks her as the 11th-fastest woman of all time, set while finishing second to Marie-José Pérec's number-six time at the 1996 Olympics. She became the Olympic champion for the women's 400 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics, at which she had lit the Olympic Flame.
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Cathy Freeman is 53 years old, born on .
Where was Cathy Freeman born?
Cathy Freeman was born in Slade Point.
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Cathy Freeman has 1 credits in our database. Notable titles include Sydney 2000 Olympics: Bud Greenspan's Gold from Down Under (2001).
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