Is it possible that Sydney 2000 was Cathy Freeman's second biggest triumph behind the '96 Stawell Gift when she started 54m behind the field and got elbowed in the final straight? If you haven't seen this, you need to.
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I feel bad for saying that Cathy got "elbowed". On further inspection, the runners seem to bump shoulders. Happens all the time. No villains here.
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@AndrewBurrell7
What is the size of that track? Trying to figure out how far she actually ran.
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@breenie9
she actually did that at Stawell 2 years in a row ... it always blows my mind ! 😁🙏👍🏻
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@adamzwar
Having watched this live, the crowd went from laughter to admiration in just 69 seconds. A remarkable achievement of talent, tactics and tenacity.
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@collinsadam
Australians: Freeman was great in the Olympics...
Victorians: imma let you finish, but the Stawell Gift is the real deal
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@collinsadam
Astonishing.
As a kid I saw Danny Clark win the 1977 Burnie Wheel Race.
Both Clark & Freeman were given similarly impossible handicaps, yet they prevailed.
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@AndrewNJHawkins
I’ve never seen this! Was this just a version of handicapping they race by having her start behind the field? Amazing
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I could watch her run all day. She has the most flowing running style and she is just soooo fast! I love Cathy Freeman! Incredible athlete!
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@Lastracepikey
I’ve never seen this ! How awesome !!! Don’t worry about the little bumpy bumpy ... it happens lol onya Cathy !!!
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@Ausbloodstock
I love it
one new years day at caledonian ground at timaru i was about 16.5 yo and off 350m in the open 5000m
2 good senior runners were off scr
I ran up right behind them at the start and it took them the first mile (4 laps) to figure out I was a lap in front of them
winning
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