The weight of a nation rested on one woman's shoulders at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. A household name, she was the most famous person in Australia. We look at the career of one of Australia's most celebrated athletes, Cathy Freeman.

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REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyAzlb0WEeE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathy_Freeman
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Cathy-Freeman
https://www.cathyfreemanfoundation.org.au/
https://www.smh.com.au/sport/a-perfect-setting-to-cultivate-my-love-of-running-cathy-relights-the-flame-20210225-p575xp.html
https://www.smh.com.au/sport/olympic-hero-freeman-now-a-shark-20050302-gdku5p.html
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/from-the-archives-1990-barefoot-ratbag-races-to-golden-future-20200328-p54euv.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhWYxLdv8mM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBjuhq__XPk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUQLV4gnWNY
Freeman (2020) Documentary  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.