At 16 years of age, Catherine won gold at the Auckland Commonwealth Games as part of the 4xm relay team, and at the Barcelona Olympics she became the first Aboriginal track and field athlete to represent Australia at an Olympic Games. In she won double gold at the Victoria Commonwealth Games in the m In Melbourne , she became the first Australian woman to run under 50 seconds for the m. Then at the Atlanta Olympic Games, she became the sixth fastest woman ever over m, running a Commonwealth record and winning silver After Atlanta, Freeman won back to back World Championships in the m in Eleven nights later she fulfilled a mission that had absorbed her life: she won the m final The weight of expectations she carried into that race was enormous.
Press ESC to cancel. Popular articles. Esther Fleming October 17, Table of Contents. Previous Article Why were States called laboratories of democracy? Next Article How many islands nations are around Africa? Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this website contains images, voices and names of deceased persons. Cathy Freeman was born in Mackay Queensland on 16 February, Cathy became involved in athletics at a very young age.
At fourteen, Cathy told her vocational officer that her only career goal was to win an Olympic medal. By then, she had already won national titles in high jump, and the , and metre sprints.
She won her first gold medal in the 4 by metre relay at the Commonwealth Games when she was just sixteen years old. At the , Commonwealth Games Cathy caused controversy by carrying the Aboriginal flag as well as the Australian national flag during her victory lap of the metres sprint.
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