2000 Summer Olympics cauldron - Wikipedia
WEBThe 2000 Summer Olympics cauldron is a heritage-listed former Olympic flame holder and now fountain at Cathy Freeman Park, near the corner of Olympic Boulevard and the Grand Parade, Sydney Olympic Park, in the City of Parramatta …
WEBcauldron, which was central to the Sydney's Olympic Games - unlike some of the cauldrons of earlier Olympic Games, it was not forgotten, discarded or degraded.
Gold / silver / bronze medal winner plaques - Cathy Freeman Park
WEBView names of 1,972 Olympic medallists and 2,627 Paralympic medallists at the Sydney Olympic Games on gold, silver and bronze nameplates at the Olympic Cauldron.
The Olympic Cauldron | Monument Australia - Monuments of …
WEBAug 27, 2016 · A shallow dome of white marble underneath the cauldron commemorates the first Olympic Games of the modern era, held in Athens in 1896. The names of the 1,972 Olympic Medalists and 2,627 Paralympic Medallists at the Sydney Games are recorded on gold, silver and bronze nameplates at the base of the Olympic Cauldron.
Celebrating our Olympic Games legacy | Sydney Olympic Park
WEBThe names of the 1,972 Olympic Medallists and 2,627 Paralympic Medallists at the Sydney Games are recorded on gold, silver, and bronze nameplates at the base of the Olympic Cauldron. The Olympic Cauldron stands on 24 stainless steel columns and weighs approximately seven tonnes.
Gold / silver / bronze medal winner plaques - Official Sydney …
WEBIf you want to see this structure for yourself, visit Cathy Freeman Park (formerly The Overflow), where the Olympic Cauldron sits today, and features the names of the 1,972 Olympic medallists and 2,627 Paralympic medallists on …
Sydney 2000, lighting of the Olympic cauldron, presented by
WEBSep 14, 2020 · Catherine Freeman, Bruce McAvaney, Raelene Boyle, David Atkins Michael Frazer and Gary Wilkinson relive the moment that Freeman lit the Olympic caudren on that famous night at the Sydney...
Running on vapours: The iconic Olympic moment that almost …
WEBSep 14, 2020 · The world was watching when Cathy Freeman lit the Olympic flame during the Sydney 2000 opening ceremony — but the historic moment was close to being a humiliating failure.
Eight Women Sculpture at Sydney Olympic Park - WWP
WEBAmong the 50 artworks scattered around Sydney Olympic Park is the Eight Women sculptural commemorating eight of Australia’s finest female Olympic and Paralympic athletes who took part in lighting the cauldron during the opening ceremonies of the 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
From glitch to glory: lighting up Sydney 2000
WEBAug 26, 2000 · The night sky is illuminated by a top-secret construction: the ring of fire that athlete Cathy Freeman would soon light to ignite the cauldron that towered over the Olympic stadium. They’d been working exclusively on the top-secret project for more than 18 months, and it was close to being unveiled – but not without a heart-stopping glitch.