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Cathy was born
Cathy Freeman was born -
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Cathy Freeman
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became first Aboriginal Commonwealth Games gold medalist at age 16
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Freeman won gold in both the 200 m and 400 m in Canada
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Won silver medal in the 1996 Olympics
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Came first at the 1997 World Champion in the 400 m event.
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Was injured due to running
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1998, she was awarded Australian of the Year
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First place in the 400 m at the 1999 World Championships
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Smashed the record at the Sydney 2000 Olympics and won gold
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in 2001 the World Sportswoman of the Year and the Medal of the Order of Australia
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Unfortunatley Cathy Freeman called her retirement
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Cathy is now supporting the Australian atheletes in London