Much-loved Olympian Cathy Freeman has kept a relatively low profile since retiring in 2003. The 48-year-old former sprinter lit the flame at the 2000 Sydney Olympics then spectacularly went on to win a gold medal in the 400-metre event just 10 days later. Freeman made a name for herself when she became the first Australian Indigenous person to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games at age 16. From there, she won two more gold medals at the Commonwealth games in 1994 and a silver medal at the 1996 Olympics. She came first at the World Championships in 1997 in the 400m event and again in 1999.