Cathy Freeman
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Person
- Born
- 1973-02-16
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5 total works indexed
- The MOS 36-ltem Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36)
· 1992 · cited 28,779x
- Centrality in social networks conceptual clarification
· 1978 · cited 12,604x
- Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 10,718x
- A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 9,212x
- The UK Biobank resource with deep phenotyping and genomic data
· 2018 · cited 8,675x
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Key facts
- Full name
- Catherine Astrid Salome Freeman
- Born
- ( 1973-02-16 ) 16 February 1973 (age 53) , Mackay, Queensland , Australia
- Education
- Kooralbyn International school , Fairholme College
- Alma mater
- University of Melbourne
- Occupation
- Australian sprinter/runner
- Height
- 164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
- Weight
- 56 kg (8 st 11 lb; 123 lb)
- Spouse s
- Sandy Bodecker ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1999 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2003 ) , James Murch ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2009 ; separated</span>"}]]}'>sep. 2024 )
- Country
- Australia
- Sport
- Sprint
- University team
- University of Melbourne
- Coached by
- Step-father Bruce Barber, Mike Danila, Peter Fortune
Key dates
- Born
- 16 February 1973
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Cathy
- Family name
- Freeman
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Australia
- Occupation
- athletics competitor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Baháʼí Faith
- Participant in
- 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Sport
- athletics
Article
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. The year 1994 was her breakthrough season. At the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Canada, Freeman won gold in both the 200 m and 400 m. She also won the silver medal at the 1996 Olympics and came first at the 1997 World Championships in the 400 m event. In 1998, Freeman took a break from running due to injury. She returned from injury in form with a first-place finish in the 400 m at the 1999 World Championships. She announced her retirement from athletics in 2003.
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1973 births21st-century Australian sportswomenAthletes from QueenslandAthletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth GamesAthletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer OlympicsAthletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth GamesAthletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer OlympicsAthletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer OlympicsAthletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth GamesAustralian Athletics Championships winners