Champion Olympic sprinter Cathy Freeman and husband James Murch, who are separated, have listed their Brighton mansion with $6m-$6.6m price hopes.
Freeman won gold in the women’s 400m sprint at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, after lighting the Olympic flame at the opening ceremony.
Olympian Cathy Freeman and her husband James Murch, from whom she is separated, are selling their Brighton mansion.
She also took home a silver medal in the 400m at the 1996 Olympics, plus a swag of World Championship and Commonwealth Games medals before retiring from athletics in 2003.
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Her other career achievements include becoming the first indigenous Australian woman to win a Commonwealth Games gold medal, at the age of 16 in 1990.
Mr Murch, who spent eight years as an AFL recruiter, runs Estrella Sports Management
where clients include T20 international cricketer Jake Fraser-McGurk and Australian cricketer Annabel Sutherland.
In 2024, Freeman and Mr Murch announced their separation but they remain in a professional partnership through Estrella.
The kitchen is equipped with Miele appliance and a marble-topped island bench.
In 2000, Cathy Freeman won the gold medal in the women's 400m final at the Sydney Olympics. Picture: Nathan Edwards.
The pool is set behind a glass fence, within gardens inspired by the work of well-known landscape designer Paul Bangay.
Buxton’s Chris Hassall, who has the bayside listing in conjunction with Jellis Craig’s Michael Hingston, declined to comment on the owners.
However, records show Freeman and Mr Murch bought the property in 2021.
Mr Hassall said the abode, built by noted Bayside builders McKimm, had been popular with buyers including empty nesters and residents of the Boroondara and Stonnington council areas.
“There has also been lots of ex-pats coming through and lots of local families,” Mr Hassall said.
Both Firbank Grammar and Brighton Grammar schools are close to the five-bedroom house, he noted.
The residence is close to public transport, the beach, schools, shops and cafes.
Cathy Freeman after winning a gold medal 400m at the 1994 Commonwealth Games. Picture: John Feder.
There’s four bathrooms within the mansion.
Set across three levels, the mansion features a basement with space to park six cars, a surround-sound wired home theatre, and wine cellar.
Mr Hassall said a multi-purpose space, currently configured as a gym, could be converted for another use.
Elsewhere, the kitchen is appointed with Miele appliances and a butler’s pantry, while a barbecue and pizza oven sit next to the gas- and solar-heated outdoor pool.
Other highlights include aged oak floors, textural marble benchtops, bathrooms fitted in natural stone, multiple walk-in wardrobes, plantation shutters, fireplaces and a high-end alarm system.
James Murch and Cathy Freeman at the Australian Open. Picture: Regina Karon.
The basement has space for up to six cars, plus a home cinema, gym and wine cellar.
Mr Hassall said he believed the mansion was built less than 10 years ago but would retain its sense of elegance for decades to come, thanks the French Provincial-style facade and landscaped gardens.
“I think the style of it is timeless, in 20 years it will still be in vogue,” he added.
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