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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29 cast members

Name	Known for
John Clarke Self Self See fewer	The Games (1998)
John Bertrand Self Self See fewer	Sporting Nation (2012)
Raelene Boyle Self - Former Olympic sprinter Self - Former Olympic sprinter See fewer	The Fat (2000)
John Carroll Self Self See fewer	McLeod's Daughters (2001)
Ric Charlesworth Self Self See fewer	Sporting Nation (2012)
Ellie Cole Self Self See fewer	Rising Phoenix (2020)
Joy Damousi Self Self See fewer	I Was Actually There (2024)
Ralph Doubell Self Self See fewer	Champion: The Franz Stampfl Story
Mark Ella Self Self See fewer	Sporting Nation (2012)
Herb Elliott Self Self See fewer	Sporting Nation (2012)
Cadel Evans Self Self See fewer	Sportpanorama (1977)
Martin Flanagan Self Self See fewer	Sporting Nation (2012)
Malcolm Fraser Self - Former Prime Minister of Australia Self - Former Prime Minister of Australia See fewer	The Norman Gunston Show (1975)
Cathy Freeman Self - Olympic athlete (as Catherine Freeman) Self - Olympic athlete (as Catherine Freeman) See fewer	Finding My Magic (2010)
Shane Gould Self - Olympic swimmer Self - Olympic swimmer See fewer	Australian Survivor (2016)
Gideon Haigh Self Self See fewer	Howzat! Kerry Packer's War (2012)
Bob Hawke Self - Former Prime Minister of Australia Self - Former Prime Minister of Australia See fewer	The Don Lane Show (1975)
Rechelle Hawkes Self Self See fewer	Sporting Nation (2012)
Harry Kewell Self Self See fewer	Liverpool FC vs Leicester City (2003)
Tim Lane Self Self See fewer	CrashBurn (2003)
Nicole Livingstone Self - Former Olympic swimmer Self - Former Olympic swimmer See fewer	Neighbours (1985)
Heather McKay Self Self See fewer	Double Negative (1980)
Sharelle McMahon Self Self See fewer	Between the Lines (2011)
Hugh McKay Self Self See fewer	Sporting Nation (2012)
Roy Masters Self Self See fewer	The Final Winter (2007)
Ellyse Perry Self Self See fewer	2013 Women's Cricket World Cup (2013)
Patrick Rafter Self - Australian tennis champion Self - Australian tennis champion See fewer	TennisWorthy (2022)
John Rogerson Self Self See fewer	Sporting Nation (2012)
Murray Rose Self Self See fewer	Ice Station Zebra (1968)