Cathy Freeman
![Cathy Freeman](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/fMnfeBNMqdwZYoXwzR7JWHqCul6.jpg)
Known For: Acting
Gender: Female
Date of Birth: February 16, 1973 (51 years old)
Place of Birth: Mackay, Queensland, Australia
Cathy Freeman, byname of Catherine Astrid Salome Freeman, (born February 16, 1973, Mackay, Queensland, Australia), Australian sprinter who excelled in the 400-metre dash and who in 2000 became the first Australian Aboriginal person to win an individual Olympic gold medal.