Cathy Freeman’s 400m Winning Streak
13 June 1998Compiled by David Tarbotton
Cathy Freeman took her 20th straight 400m win when she won in Eugene on May 31. The winning streak is currently one of the longest in Track & Field. Longer streaks are held by Astrid Kumbernuss (shot) and Wilson Kipketer (800m) both with 27 wins. With Astrid recovering from surgery and Wilson ill, both are unlikely to greatly extend their winning streaks in 1998.
1996 29 Jul 2nd 48.63 Olympics Games Atlanta 1 23 Aug 1st 49.48 Van Damme Memorial GPI Brussels 2 7 Sep 1st 49.60 IAAF GP Final GP I Milan 3 16 Sep 1st 51.97 Toto Super Meet Tokyo 1997 4 27 Jan 1st 52.27 Optus Sydney GP Sydney 5 2 Mar 1st 52.09 Optus Australian Champs Melbourne 6 2 Apr 1st 50.70 IAAF GP II Meet Pretoria 7 8 Apr 1st 50.96 IAAF Grand Prix Capetown 8 4 Jul 1st 49.39 Bislett Games GP I Oslo 9 24 Jun 1st 50.99 IAAF GP Luzern 10 13 Jul 1st 49.86 IAAF GP Stuttgart 11 4 Aug 1st 49.77 World Champs Athens 12 17 Aug 1st 50.61 Spar British Challenge London 13 18 Dec 1st 51.67 Optus Zatopek Classic Melbourne 1998 14 24 Jan 1st 51.01 Optus Grand Prix Perth 15 26 Jan 1st 52.16 Optus Grand Prix Adelaide 16 25 Feb 1st 50.96 Nike/Optus Melb Track Tour Melbourne 17 28 Feb 1st 51.37 Nike/Optus Sydney Track Tour Sydney 18 14 Mar 1st 51.26 Optus Australian Champs Melbourne 19 21 Mar 1st 51.80 Optus Grand Prix Final Brisbane 20 31 May 1st 50.02 Prefontaine Classic Eugene
Update : 10 July 1998 : The streak ends.
