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Cathy Freeman

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Catherine Astrid Salome "Cathy" Freeman OAM (English: Catherine Astrid Salome "Cathy" Freeman, February 16, 1973 -), Australian Aboriginal track and field athlete. Freeman won the silver medal in the 400 meters at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996, and then won the gold medal in the 400 meters at the Sydney Olympics in 2000. Her personal best time, ranked eighth in history, was 48.63 seconds at the 1996 Olympics.

Category
Athletes
Nationality
Australia
Born
1973-02-16
Wikidata
Q234762
Occupations sprintertrack and field athletes
Aliases Catherine Astrid Salome FreemanCathy FreemanFreemanCathy FreemanKathy Feynman

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