Artefacts

Sydney 2000, pair of athletics shoes of Cathy FREEMAN (AUS), 400m Olympic champion.

Physical description

Spiked shoes (1 missing spike on each shoe). The colors are those of the Aboriginal Australian flag : black for the people, yellow for the sun and red for the earth. Size 6 (USA).

Created

Created: Nike

Used

Used: Cathy FREEMAN

Materials

metal, composite material

Colors

multi coloured, orange, silver

Dimension

11 x 9 x 24.5 cm, 254 g avec support

Literature

The Treasures of the Olympic Games / texts by Martha Macintosh. London: Carlton Books, 2008. The Treasures of the Olympic Games / texts by Martha Macintosh. London: Carlton Books, 2011. COLES, Jason. Golden Kicks. The shoes that changed sport. London, Bloomsbury, 2016. The Treasures of the Olympic Games / texts by Martha Macintosh. London: Carlton Books, 2016. OSMOND, Gary. "A Forgotten Picture: Race, Photographs and Cathy Freeman at the Northcote Koori Mural". In: Journal of Australian Studies, 2019, 43, 2, pp. 203-217.

Type of item

Sport equipment -> shoes

Reference number

113103

Ensemble

Keywords

Olympic champion Sydney 2000, Olympic Games Australia Female Athletics/Women's 400m[W]victory

Notes

Shoes belonging to Cathy FREEMAN (AUS), Olympic 400m champion, Sydney 2000 The shoes’ colours, yellow, black and red, are those of the Aboriginal flag. However, the athlete did her lap of honour barefoot, carrying the Australian and Aboriginal flags to the applause of the crowd.