CATHY FREEMAN'S CAREER AND LIFE
* Age: 44
* Lives: Melbourne
* Born: Mackay, Queensland
* Sport: Athletics (200m and 400m)
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SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS
* Olympics
* Sydney 2000 Games - 400m - Gold
* Atlanta 1996 Games - 400m - Silver
* World Championships
* Seville 1999 - 400m - Gold
* Athens 1997 - 400m - Gold
* Gothenburg 1995 - 4x400m - Bronze
* Commonwealth Games
* Manchester 2002 - 4x400m - Gold
* Victoria 1994 - 400m - Gold
* Victoria 1994 - 200m - Gold
* Victoria 1994 - 4x100m - Silver
* Auckland 1990 - 4x100m - Gold
Personal bests
* 400m - 48.63sec - Atlanta (USA) - 29 July 1996
* 200m - 22.25sec (+1.3) - Victoria (CAN) - 26 August 1994
* 100m - 11.24sec (+1.1) - Brisbane (AUS) - 5 February 1994
OTHER HONOURS
* Awarded Australian of the Year in 1998
* Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) 2001
* Laureus Sportswoman of the Year 2001
* Arthur Ashe Courage Award 2001
* Sport Australia Hall of Fame induction in 2005
