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Cathy Freeman won Olympic gold 20 years ago. What’s her legacy in home town Mackay? – ABC News
Twenty years on from Cathy Freeman’s historic 400-metre gold at the Sydney Olympics, the impact still resonates on those who grew up with her in Mackay.
Twenty years on from Cathy Freeman’s historic gold medal performance at the Sydney Olympics, what is the impact on those that grew up with her?
Key points:
- Born in Mackay, Freeman left in 1987 to attend school and later Fairholme College in Toowoomba on a scholarship
- Winning gold at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in the 4x100m relay made her Australia’s first Indigenous medallist
- On September 25, 2000, Freeman won the 400m gold medal at the Sydney Olympics
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