Cathy Freeman 400m Sydney Final

[sydneymassive]

was actually there and i still get goosebumps watching this

[Spider123644]

i get butterflies when i watch this. love Cathy

[Dutch0vens]

what song is that?

[JyeDante777]

@Dutch0vens sorry dude, that wasn't for you

[HTPolice]

You ain't fucking Aussie, you're black. Get back to fucking Niggeria, or Somalia.

[blusuck]

@HTPolice dumb fuck

[IDikksonHD]

@HTPolice this is unecassary?

[anew028]

Completely unnecessary, ignorant, racist statement. I hope you're infertile or something because someone like you shouldn't ever have children of be allowed near them.

[Schoumaund]

@HTPolice

Alright you ignorant piece of shit. You are not Australian,

Firstly due to your disgusting comments and giving such a bad image of Australia. God, i hope people don't think every Australian are as mean spirited as you are.

The aboriginal are the real Australians (have an history check). You should go back where you from. It is said that James cook discovered Australia, Well i don't understand how he do someone discover a country where people already live in it?

Get an education

[JyeDante777]

@HTPolice You retard. She's Aboriginal, a native Australian!

[jimdreferee]

And for 49.13 seconds we were all Australians.

[jimdreferee]

"One of the best sporting moments of Australian history", Sorry thats wrong , This is one of the best moments in WORLD sporting history

[JKalmann]

Not only australians are proud of what this woman achieved. A lot of f'in europeans like me cried like kids after the race. We all knew what it meant.

[stipefan11]

5 watchers are "One Nation" voters. IN YOUR FACES, you fucking racists!

[dustylee72]

This country only has one official flag.

[kinkongization]

arthur tunstall is a racist gay cunt.

[TigerNicky73]

Also who cares if she carried the Aboriginal flag..........she deserves it.......her hard work and her victory!!

[TigerNicky73]

She kicked ass....we were all so proud of her!!!

[BaubleRob]

We Brits have got no chance of upstaging this in 2012!

[Golden92]

I was seven when she won, i remember the massive amount of celebration that happened

[MegaOrangePenguin]

She's so beautiful

[applepie238]

tears are mingling with the ink what a fabulous moment in sporting history,love from england cathy and god bless.xx

[vitpepparmedsmak]

I was 12 when this happened. It moved me then and still does.

[eclectica1]

This for me was one of the two most memorable moments of Sydney 2000. I imagine that the feelings of the Aussie public watching their beloved Cathy win must compare favourably with how I felt, as a Brit, watching Sir Steve Redgrave winning his fifth consecutive Olympic gold.

Both fantastic and wonderful moments.

[ondizo]

Twelve years on and this still brings a tear to my eye. This victory by Cathy Freeman is my favorite moment in sporting history. It was truly spectacular in so many ways. For one moment in time Australia was united. Very inspirational.

[su79er]

I'm crying for her and I'm Birish!

[warner003]

Not one of australia's greatest sporting moments... One of THE greatest sporting moments in history. This signified so much more then just a race.

[scupuncturist]

I always cry when I watch this video, it makes me proud as an Australian to see her do so well. I was also humbled to see this olympic champion turn round and help the photographer who had stumbled - good on you Cathy!!

[AthleticsGirl98]

This makes me proud to be an Aboriginal <3.

[JABJABRIGHTCROSS]

@AthleticsGirl98 she make u proud where ever u come from.....what a moment ....hats off to her

[Wade3Brad6TV]

goosebumps



[AussieFkinPride]

That Aboriginal flag has got no place representing Australia. If anyone doesn't like Australias flag then fuck off to one of the other 200 nations on this planet this was a country built by WHITE ANGLO-CELTIC people and not by Aboriginal scum.

[bellynda1]

@heldindook Your both as sad as each other!

[MrNayte84]

@AussieFkinPride Get over yourself.  This is Aboriginal land!! Always was, and always will be!

[MrJosephMarquez]

Amazing video.  I love Cathy Freeman - she ran so beautifully - such stride and energy. There is something very beautiful about her too - she has an open and kind of earth-mother look about her. I think that bodysuite was almost like a cocoon for her in the final - to protect her from all of the outside pressure. I imagine it had an effect on other athletes too. This is just one of sport's great iconic moments.

[FilmFanClaire]

Beautiful Woman, inside and out

[skyhighgirl999]

I'm a 400m runner and this is my inspiration :)

[jc208132]

A really great moment of the 2000 Olympics but I thought this moment was a bit overated.  I remember the next morning there was papers saying that this was Kathy's games. You win one gold medal, does this make it your games??? Ian Thorpe won more than anyone I think at this Olympics. I'm not a racist either, just think people should have keep things into perpective.

[DwiteTheSpriteKnight]

@jc208132 I think Australia's lack of a medal winning tradition (of any colour) in athletics, particularly in sprint events,. puts Cathy Freeman's achievements in perspective more than how many gold medals Ian Thorpe won but there is something in what you say, the media can find a way to exaggerate anything, no matter how amazing it is.

[dasweeney62]

@DwiteTheSpriteKnight Firstly, do you know who Betty Cuthbert is? Or Maureen Strickland? Check your history, BUT I think that the gold of Cathy transcends ALL other Aussie golds as it was achieved in the cauldron of modern media AND it made me proud.

[DwiteTheSpriteKnight]

@dasweeney62 I first read about Betty Cuthbert and Shirley Strickland when I was a child. I'm not suggesting that Cathy Freeman was Australia's first successful track and field athlete. I'm just saying that it's not an area in which Australia has had much success overall. I'm glad that her achievement makes you feel so proud.

[TheMusiclyrical]

One of the greatest moments in sporting history.. our country, our people. True Australian

[raelene101]

BOUT TIME

[vishnusakv]

even if i am from india i was rooted to the tv for this 400m final to see her race and was praying she wins the race..great champion

[iImplying]

tbh i think it's a big of a disgrace that you put up the Aboriginal flag instead of the Australian flag. When a white person wins the Olympics they don't parade around with a white power flag or some shit.

[MrAxelfernandez]

@iImplying The first flag on the video is a Australian flag.

[iImplying]

@MrAxelfernandez

the point stands

[chesterinoaussie]

@iImplying How is the Aboriginal flag a symbol of a black power movement? The Aboriginal flag represents their culture. The video shows the Australian and Aboriginal flags on it, just like Cathy Freeman holding both the flags together. She stands for Australian and Aboriginal pride- if the video had one without the other it would be a racist statement.

[dasweeney62]

@chesterinoaussie very nicely expressed. AND not reverting to the language that one often finds on youtube. If only there had been more moments since - like the walk across the bridge.

[spider422001]

@chesterinoaussie I LOVE your comment, as a white Aussie-nothing wrong with showing respect to both cultures on her part. IMO if Aus becomes a republic the only flag I will respect is the Union Jack removed and the Aboriginal one replaces it-then finally two cultures can have total pride as a country on where we are and in history what made us.

[AussieFkinPride]

@spider422001 Show some bloody respect to the people who built this damn country. If it was left to the Aboriginals the people of Australia would be living in fucking mud huts with no running water. WHITE ANGLO-CELTIC people built this country and are the reason millions of non-white scum are so desperate to emigrate here.

[AussieFkinPride]

@spider422001 You're some self-hating white liberal wanker aren't you? People like you are a disgrace. Where's your race card when it comes to the fact Abo scum attack WHITES far more than the other way around? Next to the joker is it?

[vorlons100]

the race was rigged

[wally1166]

@vorlons100 got proof peasant which part was rigged?try running 400 meters better still crawl back under your rock lol

[sdfdwfdgfdag]

@vorlons100 shut up

[cloedk]

when/ever i wanna cry i just wotch this cathy u are the best:)

[gtlaw]

Even the song is australian, well the singer that is

[cainemac]

I don't see her colour. I see an Australian.

[anew028]

Fair enough, she is Australian, it may seem pedantic, but she is also Aboriginal. I'm a maori, and whilst I am a New Zealander, it irks me slightly when people imply we are all the same.. whilst I am a kiwi, I also identify as being a maori. Cathy Freeman is Australian, but also identifies as being Aboriginal, hence why she had both flags. If you don't see she is Aboriginal and think she is like all other Aussies..you kind of don't see her if you see what I mean..you don't see her culture..

[MrNayte84]

She lit the flame and won a gold medal. She was the star of these games. Did it for her people and HER country! Well done Cathy, you make me proud :)

[hashoish]

she's not as good as the french lady..marie jose perec.am sure if perec participated she would have broken alot of australian hearts

[DwiteTheSpriteKnight]

@hashoish There is no point assuming that someone who didn't run would have won because they ran an amazing race in Atlanta four years previously. Cathy Freeman is not only the Sydney Olympic 400m champion, she is also the 1999 and the 1997 world champion. It seems like not many people are aware of that.

[matiijaa]

Although I'm not an aussie this is one of my favorite sport moment's of all times

greetings from Croatia!

[seanp7dc]

Makes me cry too!! Proud to be Australian.

[WOElegance]

I was so close to crying watching this video. I love this song, and I'm so proud of Cathy, it truly is one of the best Australian sporting moments.

[hadiyazid]

Makes me cry of proud! I want to be like her..! She's my inspiration...!!! 

[gimnasticgirl11]

@hadiyazid I know she is really inspiring! But why do you want to be like her? I mean i don't think she would want someone to copy her.

why don't you be yourself?...

it's just weird!

[hadiyazid]

@gimnasticgirl11 what i mean is i like to achieve what she as achieved..! i am still trying to become myself though...cross fingers eh....!

[thatshillarious]

makes me cry!

[darren100905]

Looking at her reaction initially it was is if she had been well beaten or it was some sort of crushing anti-climax - it puzzled me at the time, now I think sometimes a moment of sporting triumph isn't always what you expect

[cbak12sg]

@darren100905 I think it's the crushing weight of a nation's expectations slowly falling off her. I'm a Brit, but I was glad she won, as she was the poster girl for those Olympics, including lighting the flame. Our own darling Jessica Ennis is already starting to realise what Cathy Freeman went through, but Jess won't have anything to do with the opening ceremony.

[gimnasticgirl11]

Love this video

[rophiny]

omg. I cry whenever I see this.

[gimnasticgirl11]

@rophiny why do everyone cry/

It is happy moment!

[rophiny]

@gimnasticgirl11 years of joy.

[gimnasticgirl11]

@rophiny yeah but why do u cry? I mean i tried to cry but i couldn't, and it's a bit weird that everyone is crying

[milletmonstar]

i felt so proud this day, not just to b e a woman or an aborigine but an australian

[adstow]

Magnificent! The Australian and Aboriginal flag combined in a wonderful moment! One of my favourite moments in Australian sport.

[lloouuify]

I cry when I see that race.....and the two flags....represented so much more than a race........

one day we will be forgiven.

[gimnasticgirl11]

@lloouuify Forgiven for WHAT!?



[silverdread69]

What a beautiful smile!!!!

[Braithwaite1922]

A great person can unite people

[HappySearch1]

Weren't we lucky to be there? What a great memory and a great experience.

[waz1304]

WOW. isnt it amazing how this got the whole of australia to put their petty differences and hatred away. For one minute, there was 20 million australians, glued to the tv, watching this, screaming for her to win this for ALL australians. Did the organisers even wildly imagine what was to unfold on this memorable night. Hundreds of millions of australians dollars invested in this one moment. Australias best sporting moment, EVER...

[retard3d4life]

who whould dislike this video???

[breadbaker226]

@retard3d4life Love the girl and the race but the Aboriginal flag at the end stinks a bit

[3tangle3]

@breadbaker226 stinks a bit???? white men came and fucked over her ancestors she has the fucking right to fly that flag................countires and states are fucking constructs...................w­e are but grains of sand in a universe at least 500 billion galaxies.....jesus humans are so fucking twatish

[breadbaker226]

@3tangle3 English is obviously not one of you're strong points

[breadbaker226]

@3tangle3 Cathy has the right to fly that flag, but I have the right to dissagree with her actions. Running under 2 flags is like steering a car with 2 steering wheels...

P.S Plenty of blacks "fucked over" plenty of whites too when they had the chance, so its not all just one sided. I believe that the Aboriginals were pretty handy with spears....

[3tangle3]

@breadbaker226 dont be daft........flags are just constructs of the a few elite minds.......there is no inherent meaning in existence or the universe...so just chill out

[64Fabby]

terrific win, terrific champion... but what a sprint at the end by the athlete in lane two, came from last to take a very close 4th in hardly any distance at all :P

[samabercrombie]

I get goose bumps ever time I watch

[jigglyfidda125]

cathy converted to Baha'i Faith right?

[casting4325]

Love Cathy but what happened to Marie Perec was not right & Cathy should have checked on Marie to see what happened & if she was alright.White Australia got more out of this victory than Aboriginal Australia & its look like they took out insurance for the victory.

[Teebonemendez]

I just bawled my eyes out watching this again. Cathy Freeman is an inspiration.

[suzieastroboy]

so proud.

i can't even imagine what this would feel like.

[fivecougarsoz]

@suzieastroboy,

"i can't even imagine what this would feel like"

Basically, if you can imagine having the entire weight of a nation on your shoulders, and then 400 meters later it's lifted off you ... something along those lines! :)

[brianclough]

The opening ceremony light up put enormous pressure on her. The weight of expectation was on her. She just remained focused and ran the race of her life.

Worthy winner

[auzziestana]

Greatest Race of those Olympic games

[amatSkux]

10 years on and she's still the fucking shit!! This is tearful stuff

[greenstar824]

Fantastic, love what you have done, & the music with Lisa Gerrard is special! I'm an expat living in NZ.....love it. Cathy deserved her win & she worked for every inch of it.

[casting4325]

@greenstar824 - So your saying Marie Jose Perec desreved to be INTIMIDATED out of Sydney prior to her 1st heat race.

FREEMAN V PEREC over 400m

BEST TIMES:

Freeman - 48.63s

Perec - 48.25s

Perec 7 Freeman 2

Says it all.

[casting4325]

Marie Jose Perec. Aust got what they wanted at any cost.Now Cathy has to promote Aust Day to pay Aust back.Figures.

[bzach71]

yes...although we cheer and shout, i can see how nervous she was...her mouth seems dry before thestart and i think the first feeling she felt when she cross the line is RELIEF. With so much burden and pressure on her shoulder, expecting her to win...she did extrmely well. Well Done Cathy. You deserved it.

[Tui80]

Australia @ itz BEST Cathy Freeman deserved this 400m Win...."Go U Good Thing"....

[hsd628]

DEADLY!!!

[fustyans]

Beautiful Lady and a Great Champion :)

[TheMelbournePrince]

she was so hot too, when she takes off her cap, sexy

[amitavinashsingh]

Nice Australian sporting moment.

[mynameisseals]

I get such goosebumps watching this!! This is an unforgettable moment. I'm sure people who watched this race can tell you exactly where they were or what they were doing when it took place!

[rhcp31]

@mynameisseals Funny you say that ppl remember where they were when Cathy won. I was sitting in the hospital holding my newborn son, so proud of him, so proud of Cathy and so happy to be an aussie and witness such a special event on the birth day of my child.

[fivecougarsoz]

nearly 10 years later i still cant watch this without getting all teary!

[hunkydaboyz]

it was a no brainer , the favourite pulled out, Freeman was the next fave to win, and she looked so stupid running in that suit

[aqwel17]

well, the suit helped her to win, it was a windbreaker. another example: the simers, when the wear the head cap, it is faster to swim....same thing on land

[hunkydaboyz]

she didn't need the dumb suit , when the french athlete pulled out , she was a certainty to win , the others weren't in the race, sorry it was a non event ,but the press , made it a huge deal

[hsd628]

Fuck you. She looked awesome.

[cci110]

I like the others feels love for this girl,lets get the others better.. an american song;This is my land this is your land.

[Sidheag63]

I still cry watching this, the best Olympic race since my tribal member Billy Mills won the 10,000 in 64!

[iljia1]

i still get goosebumps..great commentatory!

[Televiszer]

what a fantastic video-thank you

[ManDuppy]

Great run Lorraine Graham, for 310m you had an entire nation worried

[AlfyLanger20]

maybe... or maybe we knew cathy would get up anyway

[ManDuppy]

"maybe" is a helluva word..............

[mubd1234]

Remove the music. It is annoying.

[Diego260984]

I was 15 when I watched this historic achievement. Until now get emotional. Congratulations Cathy, congratulations Aboriginal people, congratulations Australians.

[hsd628]

Full points for showing the aboriginal flag as well as the Australian flag. This and Lisa Gerard's movement moved me to tears. I saw an interview with Catherine (as she insists on being called now) last week on ABC TV Australia, and she was just the nicest person - such a well-balanced and wonderful woman. And now she's using her money and fame to help disadvantaged aboriginal kids in the bush, to try and help them realise their dreams just like she did. So inspiring.

[canteendog]

Mr. Petrowski is a ledgend

[autumn999]

This video single handedly shows why the olympic games are the greatest spectacle in the whole world.

What a poweful & inspirational video, thanks for uploading!

[crazyboy23q]

She just gives australia a good name i could not believe this moment

[sala1200]

Thanks for posting. This is right up there as one of our greatest sporting moments. Music is awesome... im sitting here with a HUGE smile and full of pride xxxx

[Lishmaa]

this is wat made me take up athletics!!

she is my hero!!

[jevan10]

It's called "Now We are Free" by Lisa Gerrard. Thanks for the nice comments everyone. I'm just about to post another video. Haven't spent much time on this one, but a similar theme so you might enjoy.

[brilamp86]

Thanks =) Look forward to more videos!!

[brilamp86]

Also, what's the song called??

[brilamp86]

This is amazing stuff!! I actually cried watching this!! The music fits well! Rated and faved!! =) Go Cathy!!!

[guygiffin]

moving stuff, one of the great sporting moments

[pianogg]

this brings tears to every aussie's eyes

[speedyandquick]

man i feel proud to be aboriginal that is a magic moment

[ulukaijr]

Wonderful Video. Congratulations from Germany.;)

[Buffhead1]

i hated that suit i bet if sh took that off it would make her go that tiny bit faster

[Maorisidol]

u idiot lol

[Buffhead1]

dont call me n idiot im just saying. but im aussie i loved it wen australia came first in the 400m i was like GO GO GO U CAN DO IT! somthen like that

[Maorisidol]

yes i'm sorry, buffhead1

[czechbull34]

Hi i am Czech, and i think that this event is a little like the fall of the wall. Congratulations Australia.

[Maorisidol]

thanks czechbull34 , your comments are appreciated

[tonymcheezee]

I doubt if Cathy Freeman had much doubt she would pull this out, sure she felt pressure..tons and tons of pressure for herself, her country and her aboriginal roots...but she was prepared....She always said to herself at that time that "this is my event" So being behind with a little more than 100 meters to go she just put the pedal to the metal, and you can see the results...she blew the competition away....what a strong athlete

[Deanot01]

Not Enya, it is Lisa Gerrard, an Australian singer.

[jevan10]

You're right, I changed it for the Australian singer at the last minute because it fits a bit better in tempo and its also Australian. Thanks for pointing this out.

[refereeingpesty]

what a great Vid and great sound track well done to you jevan10 for posting this.

[fxstwg1340]

AUSSIE

PRIDE

[rshinnie]

"I don't know whether it's joy or relief." That is 'THE' definition of clutch. To come through with so much overwhelming pressure, where anything short of victory would be counted as a huge failure. What a run.

[Charleybones]

Not to take anything away from Kathy's great run, but think also on Franz Klammer's downhill win back in 1976. He was the last one to come down and was close to crashing twice before winning the gold medal in front of his home crowd.

[rona316]

This is one of those moments in time when you remember what you were doing when it happened.

I was jumping up and down in my living room and screaming at the tv. My favourite athlete, Cathy Freeman. What a legend.

[lerato72]

One of the most breathing sporting moment you will ever see...by a very special athlete

[Sopez1]

Gold

[The5Punisher]

wierd :S i have it on my computer ;) haha, thanks btw

[The5Punisher]

whats song is played in the background?? any one know??

Btw, she was amazing :D

[LovableAsianChick10]

she's truly amazing.

[InFabregasWeTrust4]

ok she won..whats the big deal?

[AthleticsGirl22]

she's bloody amazing!

[kamiloroiprincess]

beautiful...bloody beautiful!!

a proud moment for blackfullas everywhere!

[tole47]

stunning