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Who was the first aboriginal sprinter to win commonwealth gold?
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Catherine Astrid Salome Freeman, OAM (known as Cathy Freeman) (born 16 February 1973) is an Australian sprinter. She became the Olympic champion for 400 m in the 2000 Sydney games, at which she lit the Olympic Flame. Freeman was born in Slade Point, Mackay, Queensland, where the local athletics track is named after her. Cathy won her first gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in the 4x100m team in Auckland in 1990. She followed this up with two individual golds (200m & 400m) in 1994 in Victoria along with a silver in the 4x100m. Her final Commonwealth medal came in 2002 in Manchester where she won gold in the 4x400m
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Who was the first aboriginal to win a gold medal at the commonwealth games?
the very first aboriginal australian to compete in the olympics was cathy freeman. She became the Olympic champion for the women's 400 metres in Sydney 2000.
What was the name of the first Commonwealth Game Cathy went to?
Cathy Freeman first participated at the 1990 Auckland Commonwealth Games, where at the ripe age of 16 she was a member of the victorious 4x100m relay team. With the victory, she became the first Aboriginal Commonwealth Games Gold Medallist.
When was netball first included in the commonwealth games?
Netball was first introduced as a Commonwealth Games sport at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. Australia took home the first gold medal edging out rivals, New Zealand.
Who won the first gold Medal for India in commonwealth game?
Lila Ram and milkha singh at 1958 commonwealth games.
Has Australia Ever Won a Commonwealth Games' Netball Gold?
Yes, Australia has won the gold medal for netball at the Commonwealth Games. Netball was first included in the Commonwealth Games in 1998. Australia won the netball Gold at these games. They also won in 2002. New Zealand won in 2006, and Australia again won gold in the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
Who was the first woman to win a Commonwealth Games Gold Medal?
Tejaswini Sawant
Who won first gold medal in commonwealth games 2010?
augustina nwaokolo
Who was the first man to win a Commonwealth Games gold medal?
Ashish Kumar
Who got the first ever gold medal in the commonwealth games?
Sebastien Veron
Which country will organize the next commonwealth games?
Australia (Gold Coast) will hosted the 2018 Commonwealth Games, from April 4th to 15th.It will be the second time Brisbane has hosted the Games (1982 was their first).
Which Australian athlete carried both Australian and Aboriginal flag at the 1994 Commonwealth games?
This was Cathy Freeman, arguably Australia's most famous indigenous athlete, who won gold in both the 200 m and 400 m sprints at the 1994 Commonwealth Games.
What female sprinter won 4 gold medals at the Berlin Olympics in 1936?
No female Sprinter has ever won 4 gold medals in track and field. However, in 1936, a male sprinter by the name of Jesse Owens won 4 gold medals in Track and Field.
