Australia's greatest Indigenous sports stars

Cathy Freeman

2000 was definitely Cathy Freeman's year. She lit the Olympic flame at the opening ceremony of her home Games in Sydney and won the gold medal in a race that truly stopped the nation in the women's 400m final.

Photo by Getty Images Jan 4, 2013

Plenty of Australia's biggest sporting identities have an Indigenous background. Here's just a few names that have left their mark on the sporting world.

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graham11:01pm Friday 04th January 2013 ESTReport Abuse
Cliff Lyons????
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Lumwana Chris08:10pm Saturday 05th January 2013 ESTReport Abuse
No Polly Farmer - who is the numbnut who wrote this drivel?? Out of this list i would reckon 5 would be in everybody else's top 20
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Kyles09:07pm Saturday 05th January 2013 ESTReport Abuse
Totally agree with Lumwana Chris! Prolly Farmer changed the game of AFL. To not have him in there is a travesty! BTW Cyril Rioli would be a good inclusion.
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Michael10:55pm Sunday 06th January 2013 ESTReport Abuse
Whew, just for a moment I thought the Big Fulla missed out too, but he was there and just as well. It ain't a list without Big Artie. I agree with Lumwana Chris tho. No Polly Farmer or Sid Jackson and from league, no John "Chicka" Ferguson and what about the "Black Flash", Larry Corowa? I think they tried too hard to get as many sports on the list instead of aiming for the best sports people.
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Michael10:59pm Sunday 06th January 2013 ESTReport Abuse
Just to add to my previous post..why isn't "Chicken George" on the list? Didn't he achieve enough?
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