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Cathy Freeman

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Catherine Astrid Salome Freeman (born 16 February 1973) 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. Freeman was the first female Indigenous Australian to become a Commonwealth Games gold medalist at age 16 in 1990. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2024). Cathy Freeman is the 2,114th most popular athlete (down from 1,310th in 2024), the 392nd most popular biography from Australia (down from 285th in 2019) and the 29th most popular Australian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Cathy Freeman ranks 2,114 out of 6,025. Before her are Georges Dransart, Janne Stefansson, Tia Hellebaut, Gabriela Szabo, Detlef Michel, and Dezső Lemhényi. After her are Ercole Olgeni, Roberto Hernández, Zhang Liang, Dagmar Neubauer, Sabine Braun, and Pilar Roldán.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Cathy Freeman ranks 341. Before her are Émerson Luiz Firmino, Katsuyuki Konishi, David Miller, Rui Jorge, Thomas Christiansen, and Curtis Yarvin. After her are Ljubomir Vranjes, Inge de Bruijn, Alberto Berasategui, Sorin Grindeanu, Kim Eun-sook, and Bridgette Wilson.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Cathy Freeman ranks 392 out of 1,143. Before her are Marilyn Black (1944), Laura Robson (1994), Courtney Eaton (1996), Gina Rinehart (1954), Liam McIntyre (1982), and Claudia Black (1972). After her are Marjorie Cox Crawford (1903), Paul Hawkins (1937), Joyce King (1920), Kyrie Irving (1992), Buddy Murphy (1988), and Avraam Papadopoulos (1984).

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Among ATHLETES In Australia

Among athletes born in Australia, Cathy Freeman ranks 29. Before her are Jenny Lamy (1949), Lorraine Crapp (1938), Colt Walker (null), Pam Kilborn (1939), Mervyn Wood (1917), and Marilyn Black (1944). After her are Joyce King (1920), Herb Elliott (1938), Lisa Martin (1960), Michael Wenden (1949), John Landy (1930), and Nicola McDermott (1996).

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