Cathy Freeman was named this year's Arthur Ashe ... Freeman went on to win the gold medal in the 400-meter race, becoming the first of her nation?s indigenous people to win an individual Olympic ...

But one performer stood out above all others: Australia's Cathy Freeman. Every Olympics produces ... flame and subsequent victory in the 400 meters were of huge symbolic significance to a nation ...

Cathy Freeman was in charge of lighting the Olympic ... Olympic runner-up in Atlanta and two-time world champion in the 400 meters in 1997 and 1999, Freeman faced the games under enormous pressure ...

Cathy Freeman appears to have well and truly moved ... She went on to win the women's 400-metre race in a time of 49.11 seconds during the Games. Cathy eventually called time on her sporting ...

BRUCE McAvaney's voice was and still is the soundtrack for countless great Australian sporting moments. Cathy Freeman's 400 metres at the Sydney Olympics. Countless Melbourne Cups, be they calling the ...

We all have our favourite Olympic moments. Classics from the Games' history have included Cathy Freeman's iconic 400 metres at Sydney 2000, Usain Bolt's astonishing 200 metre world record in ...

Cathy Freeman was chosen to light the Olympic flame ... Ten days later Freeman won the 400 metres before an ecstatic 112,000 crowd who had expected so much of her for so long.