Olympic hero Cathy Freeman’s former home in Melbourne is up for auction with a spectacular price tag of $4.1 million
A two-story Melbourne mansion once owned by Olympian Cathy Freeman is going up for auction on March 11.
Located in Kew, 7.6km from the CBD, the five-bedroom, four-bathroom home has been listed with a price guide of between $3.8 million and $4.1 million.
Freeman, 50, sold the property in 2006 for $1.75 million and later sold it for $3.525 million, reports the herald sun.
Situated alongside the Yarra River, the ultra chic modern design offers a light filled and airy living experience.
Highlights of the sprawling ten-bedroom property include a sprawling tree-lined pool terrace and a separate guest wing.
A two-story Melbourne mansion once owned by Olympian Cathy Freeman is going up for auction on March 11. (In the image: the pool and the terrace)
Located in Kew, 7.6km from the CBD, the five-bedroom, four-bathroom home has been listed with a price guide of between $3.8 million and $4.1 million. (In the image: one of the living rooms)
The modern design offers an airy and light-filled living experience. (In the photo: the kitchen)
Features include a spa bath, powder room, wet bar and a wrap-around balcony.
The gourmet kitchen has stainless steel countertops.
There is also a family room that opens to the backyard entertainment deck and game room.
Freeman, who lit the flame at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and later won gold in the 400m, has kept a low profile since retiring in 2003.
She made a name for herself when she became the first Indigenous Australian to win a Commonwealth Games gold medal at the age of 16.
From there, he went on to win two more gold medals at the Commonwealth games in 1994 and a silver medal at the 1996 Olympics.
She came first at the World Championships in 1997 in the 400m event and again in 1999.
Freeman then created the Cathy Freeman Foundation, an organization that supports indigenous students.
Freeman has kept a low profile since retiring in 2003. (Pictured: Freeman displays her gold medal after winning the women’s 400m final at the Sydney Olympics)
Freeman made a name for herself when she became the first Indigenous Australian to win a Commonwealth Games gold medal at age 16. (Pictured: Freeman in January 2020)
She was an ambassador for the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation until 2012.
In 2014, Freeman stepped down as an ambassador for Cottage by the Sea, a children’s holiday camp in Victoria.
She was married to her first husband, Alexander Bodecker, from 1999 to 2003.
She dated actor Joel Edgerton before separating in 2005 and married her second husband, James Murch, in 2009.
They welcomed a daughter named Ruby in 2011.