Cathy Freeman’s 400-metre Olympic gold voted Australia’s greatest sporting moment

24-Jan-2024 02:08:50 | Guardian

Sprinter’s medal moment wins inaugural Guardian poll with more than twice the number of reader votes than runner-up
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Cathy Freeman’s Sydney 2000 gold was a moment of ecstasy at a time of national reckoning

Cathy Freeman’s 400-metre dash to gold while carrying the weight of a nation at the Sydney 2000 Olympics has been voted the winner of the inaugural Guardian poll of Australia’s greatest sporting moments.

Freeman’s achievement attracted more than twice the number of reader votes than the moment finishing second, Cortnee Vine’s winning penalty against France in the 2023 Women’s World Cup.