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  • Sporting Nation Episode #1.3 (Season 1, Episode 3)
  • TV Episode | 53 min | Documentary

Sporting Nation

Episode #1.3 (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV Episode | 53 min | Documentary

The Sydney Olympics delivered heroes and unforgettable moments. But there was one event that gathered up the Australian community as one; and made them all feel good at the same time. If you're an Australian, you'll be able to answer this ...See moreThe Sydney Olympics delivered heroes and unforgettable moments. But there was one event that gathered up the Australian community as one; and made them all feel good at the same time. If you're an Australian, you'll be able to answer this question: where were you when Cathy Freeman ran in the 400 metres final? John asks all of the people interviewed for this series what it meant. And he asks Cathy. Since the 1950s and 60s, the great Australian sports experience has shifted from playing sport to watching it. Television wants live sport and more live sport - with a very strong preference for male team sport. But the healthy, egalitarian society we think all this televised sport is reflecting, is in trouble. And sport is often funded by the problem. Australia still competes at the highest level, but it's more complicated, Cadel Evans is an Italian and French speaking Australian Swiss resident with an American employer. Away from the professional and international arena, community sport, mainly football and netball, is the gathering place, the common ground and the social glue across a lot of rural Australia. Sub-cultural sports in the suburbs provide a sense of connection and community for people who don't find it in traditional sport. See less
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Director
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John Clarke (written by)
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Updated Jul 8, 2012

Release date
Jul 8, 2012 (Australia)
Awards
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2 nominations

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29 cast members
Name Known for
Raelene Boyle
Self - Former Olympic sprinter Self - Former Olympic sprinter   See fewer
Malcolm Fraser
Self - Former Prime Minister of Australia Self - Former Prime Minister of Australia   See fewer
Cathy Freeman
Self - Olympic athlete (as Catherine Freeman) Self - Olympic athlete (as Catherine Freeman)   See fewer
Shane Gould
Self - Olympic swimmer Self - Olympic swimmer   See fewer
Bob Hawke
Self - Former Prime Minister of Australia Self - Former Prime Minister of Australia   See fewer
Nicole Livingstone
Self - Former Olympic swimmer Self - Former Olympic swimmer   See fewer
Patrick Rafter
Self - Australian tennis champion Self - Australian tennis champion   See fewer
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