‘I could have run faster’: Cathy Freeman expresses regret over gold medal race at Sydney Olympics
Olympian says women’s 400 metres would have reached a whole new level if her main rival Marie-José Pérec had competed in the final
January 2024
Cathy Freeman’s 400-metre Olympic gold voted Australia’s greatest sporting moment
Sprinter’s medal moment wins inaugural Guardian poll with more than twice the number of reader votes than runner-up
Cathy Freeman’s Sydney 2000 gold was a moment of ecstasy at a time of national reckoning
Tony Birch
Few could comprehend the pressures on this young Aboriginal woman, thrust into the public eye when race relations dominated political discourse
Sportblog
Cathy Freeman’s 2000 gold was a landmark in every measure of Australia’s history
Ash Barty’s 2022 Australian Open win was a defining moment for blak women in sport
Laura Murphy-Oates
A kick, a catch, courage, bliss – what makes a great Australian sporting moment?
Caitlin Cassidy
September 2023
Indigenous group condemns Jacinta Nampijinpa Price’s ‘denial of history’ – as it happened
All the day’s news as it unfolded
July 2023
Cathy Freeman makes surprise visit to the Matildas – video
Cathy Freeman inspires Matildas in surprise visit before Women’s World Cup
September 2020
First Dog on the Moon
Some mostly fond and generally inaccurate recollections of the Sydney 2000 Olympics
First Dog on the Moon
Cathy Freeman was the hero of everything and everyone
Going for gold: looking back at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, 20 years on – in pictures
The torch relay, Fatso the wombat, Cathy Freeman’s winning sprint and an opening ceremony that stopped the nation: these photographs capture a golden moment
New Cathy Freeman documentary prompts reflection on how far Australia has come
The Olympic champion’s story encapsulates the essence of Australia, from injustices of First Nations people to the power of sport
February 2020
Unforgettable Australian TV
I watched Cathy Freeman win gold at the Sydney Olympics. That moment still inspires me today
Anita Heiss
The sprinter became Australia’s sporting sweetheart but her career was sometimes hit by controversy. When you are born black, you are born political
April 2017
Man sues museum after hitting a wall in race to beat virtual Cathy Freeman
Dean Smith says Scienceworks failed to prevent injury risk in challenge against simulation of the Olympic gold medallist
December 2014
Cathy Freeman's missing bodysuit believed to have been found
Clothing handed to police thought to be famous outfit worn by champion sprinter to light Sydney Olympic flame
October 2014
Sex sells sex, not women in Australian sport
Danielle Warby
Danielle Warby: Women in sport should be celebrated for their remarkable achievements, not looking good on the red carpet
March 2012
Five great Olympic moments
Highlights from Olympic history
January 2012
50 stunning Olympic moments
50 stunning Olympic moments: Cathy Freeman's gold – in pictures
50 stunning Olympic moments
50 stunning Olympic moments No9: Cathy Freeman wins gold for Australia
May 2011
Lionel Rose obituary
Australian boxer and the first Aborigine to win a world title
