Catherine Astrid Salome Freeman
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Australian Aboriginal person
Commonwealth Games competitor
Order of Australia Medal recipient
human
sprinter
Catherine Astrid Salome Freeman is an Australian former sprinter, best known for winning the 400 metres gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and becoming a symbol of national reconciliation.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian Aboriginal person
ⓘ
Commonwealth Games competitor ⓘ Order of Australia Medal recipient ⓘ human ⓘ sprinter ⓘ |
| advocacy | Indigenous Australian rights ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Australian of the Year
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Medal of the Order of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ World Athlete of the Year (IAAF) nomination NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competedIn |
1992 Summer Olympics
NERFINISHED
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1996 Summer Olympics ⓘ 2000 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Australia ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1973-02-16 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Birri Gubba people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kuku Yalanji people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flagBearer | Australia at the opening ceremony of the 2000 Sydney Olympics ⓘ |
| foundationFocus | Indigenous children’s education ⓘ |
| founded | Cathy Freeman Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Catherine ⓘ |
| hasChild | one son ⓘ |
| name | Catherine Astrid Salome Freeman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Cathy Freeman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a symbol of Australian national reconciliation
ⓘ
lighting the Olympic cauldron at the 2000 Sydney Olympics opening ceremony ⓘ winning the women’s 400 metres at the 2000 Sydney Olympics ⓘ |
| occupation |
athletics coach
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philanthropist ⓘ sprinter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Mackay, Queensland, Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedCountry | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Australia ⓘ |
| retiredFromSport | 2003 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| specialty |
200 metres
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400 metres ⓘ |
| sport | athletics ⓘ |
| spouse |
Alexander (Sandy) Bodecker
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Murch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wonMedal |
gold medal in 200 metres at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria
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gold medal in 400 metres at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria ⓘ gold medal in 400 metres at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur ⓘ gold medal in 4×100 metres relay at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland ⓘ gold medal in women’s 400 metres at the 1997 World Championships in Athens ⓘ gold medal in women’s 400 metres at the 1999 World Championships in Seville ⓘ gold medal in women’s 400 metres at the 2000 Sydney Olympics ⓘ silver medal in women’s 400 metres at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics ⓘ |
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