Forever the Youngest 10
There’s more to it though. Forever in history, Nadia will remain the youngest to ever have scored a perfect 10. She achieved this score at the age of 14. Nowadays, the competing age has been changed to 16. Therefore, no one will beat that record of hers to be the youngest to earn a 10.
Uniting The Nation Of Australia
Olympian Cathy Freeman faced much more than just the usual pressure of competing in the games, which is no piece of cake to begin with! When she ran as an Aboriginal for Australia in the 2000 Sydney Games, she was one of just 11 Aboriginals on her over 600 member team. Many hoped she would become a symbol of a progressive Australia. Thus, they chose her to light the torch. Also her 400 meter final win in just 49.11 seconds made her Australia’s 100th Olympic champion!