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Catherine Astrid Salome Freeman OAM (born 16 February 1973) is an Aboriginal Australian former sprinter, who specialised in the 400 metres event. [2] Her personal best of 48.63 seconds currently ranks her as the ninth-fastest woman of all time, set while finishing second to Marie-José Pérec's number-four time at the 1996 Olympics. [3]
Cathy Freeman Australia: 4 0.464 50.31 Q : 2 2 Falilat Ogunkoya Nigeria: 6 0.196 50.49 Q : 3 5 Donna Fraser Great Britain: 8 0.194 50.77 Q : PB: 4 12 Mireille Nguimgo Cameroon: 5 0.200 51.08 Q: 5 21 La Tasha Colander-Richardson United States: 2 0.202 53.45 6 23 Damayanthi Darsha Sri Lanka: 1 0.234 52.35 7 29 Hana Benešová Czech Republic: 2 0. ...
Cathy Freeman made a heroic effort to pull Australia back into fourth position, but let off the gas just before the line and was pipped by Falilat Ogunkoya. Australia's time was good enough for the Oceanian record , beating the record they set in the qualifying round.
In a momentary pause between reality sinking in and her victory celebrations fully starting, Cathy Freeman looked toward a track official and twirled her index finger to signal a full circuit.
Catherine Astrid Salome Freeman, OAM (known as Cathy Freeman) (born 16 February 1973) is an Australian Aboriginal sprinter who is particularly associated with the 400 metres running race. She became the Olympic champion for 400 m in the 2000 Sydney games, at which she lit the Olympic Flame.
Brisbane, Australia 4 × 400 m relay: 3:23.81 Australia Nova Peris-Kneebone Tamsyn Manou Melinda Gainsford-Taylor Cathy Freeman: 30 September 2000 Olympic Games: Sydney, Australia 4 × 800 m relay: 8:13.26 Australia Brittany McGowan Zoe Buckman Selma Kajan Melissa Duncan: 25 May 2014 IAAF World Relays: Nassau, Bahamas [78] Distance medley relay ...
Cathy Freeman, Australia's iconic Olympian, pays Matildas a surprise visit before Women’s World Cup. LUKE WINSTEL. July 18, 2023 at 6:17 AM. BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — During a recent team ...
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1: 1: Sandie Richards Jamaica 51.23: Q 2: 1: Cathy Freeman Australia 51.57: Q 3: 2: Fatima Yusuf Nigeria 52.03: Q 4: 2: Phylis Smith England 52.31: Q 5: 2: Renee Poetschka