John Edward Freedman OAM (born 25 June 1935) is an Australian former rugby union international and sailor.
[1] Freedman was born in Newcastle and educated at Canterbury Boys' High School.
[2] A Drummoyne first-grade player, Freedman was a tighthead prop and gained four Wallabies caps.
[2] Freedman sailed in two America's Cup challenges as a crew member of Dame Pattie (1967) and Gretel II (1970).
[3] A former New South Wales Rugby Union president, Freedman was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 1987 Australia Day Honours for services to rugby union and further honoured in 2000 with the Australian Sports Medal.