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Cathy Freeman: The Heart of a Nation
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Cathy Freeman’s silver medal in the 400-metre run at the 1996 Games in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., introduced this rising star from Australia to the Olympic world. Her international fame grew when she became the first Aboriginal woman to take a world athletics title, winning the 400 metres at the 1997 World Championships. Freeman had long been idolized in her homeland as a woman who pursued her dreams with great ardour. In 1990 she was given the Young Australian of the Year Award, and in 1997 she won the prestigious Australian of the Year honour. A defining moment of her career ...(100 of 288 words)

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