Tracey Freeman Athlete
Tracey Freeman is an Australian Paralympic athlete, who was the first woman to win a gold medal at a Paralympic athletics competition. At the 1972 Heidelberg Games, she won three gold medals in the Women's Discus 1B, Women's Javelin 1B, and Women's Shot Put 1B events, and two silver medals in the Women's 60 m Wheelchair 1B and Women's Slalom 1B events; she was the most successful athlete at the games. At the 1976 Toronto Games, she won three gold medals in the Women's 60 m 1C, Women's Javelin 1C, and Women's Shot Put 1C events, and two silver medals in the Women's Discus 1C and Women's Slalom 1C events. She set world records in each event where she won a gold medal in both Paralympics. In 1976, she became the first athlete with a disability to win The Courier-Mail Sportswoman of the Year award. In 2000, she received an Australian Sports Medal. The Sporting Wheelies and Disabled Association's Tracey Freeman Athlete of the Meet award is named after her.