Australia's sporting world is in shock after Cathy Freeman and her husband James Murch announced their split after 15 years of marriage.
TheOlympic Gold medalist, 51, has had several high profile relationships throughout her celebrated career, including with an A-List Hollywood movie star and her former coach.
Below, Daily Mail Australia takes a look back at the legendary Australian athlete's most famous romances.
Nic Bideau
In the 90s, Freeman was in a long-term relationship with her athletics coach and manager Nic Bideau - who she once called her 'Prince Charming'.
Their relationship fell apart after she won her first world championship 400m title in 1997.
But she retained him as her manager - something that reportedly caused tension with her next boyfriend, then husband, Alexander Bodecker.
Bideau helped coach Cathy to her greatest achievement - winning the 400m gold medal at the Sydney 2000 Olympics- with the pair seen celebrating her extraordinary feat after the event.
In the 90s, Freeman was in a long-term relationship with her athletics coach and manager Nic Bideau (right). Nic helped coach Cathy to her 400m gold medal at the Sydney 2000 Olympics, and was seen passionately celebrating with her post-victory
Alexander 'Sandy' Bodecker
Freeman's first marriage, in 1999, was to Nike executiveAlexander 'Sandy' Bodecker, who is two decades her senior.
Their four-year marriage had its ups and downs, and Cathy famously took a break from sport for six months to help Sandy recover from throat cancer in 2002.
The pair confirmed their divorce in February 2003 - and Freeman would make a startling confession in her memoir, Born to Run, that she had cheated on him in the final days.
Freeman's first marriage in 1999 was to Nike executive Alexander 'Sandy' Bodecker (left), who is two decades older than her. Their four-year marriage had its ups and downs, and Cathy took a break from sport for six months, to help Sandy recover from throat cancer in 2002
Joel Edgerton
The Mackay-born athlete began dating Australian-born Hollywood hunk Joel Edgerton in 2003, after she met him at the Logie Awards the previous year.
At the time, Edgerton was starring in the Aussie drama The Secret Life of Us, and the pair became known for attending various red carpet events together.
In her memoir, Freeman revealed that she'd had an affair withEdgerton during her marriage with Bodecker.
The 400m former runner recalled the moment she told her now-ex Bodecker she was 'seeing someone'.
'Lighting the cauldron at the Sydney Games was a breeze compared with the anxiety that was pulsing through my veins as I listened to Alexander talk,' she wrote.
'I'm seeing someone. It's Joel Edgerton,' Freeman wrote of her conversation with Bodecker.
They confirmed their split in 2005 and Edgerton later told SBS their relationship did not work out due to their incompatible lifestyles.
'She didn't like the public figure stuff and preferred not to be thrust into the spotlight,' Joel said.
The Olympic Gold medalist has had several high profile relationships throughout her career, including with an A-List Hollywood movie star and her former coach.The Mackay-born athlete began dating Australian-born Hollywood hunk Joel Edgerton (right) in 2003
James Murch
Cathy's most recent relationship was to her second husband James Murch, who she married on theBellarine Peninsula in Victoria in 2009.
The couple are the parents of a 13-year-old daughter, Ruby.
On Friday, theyreleased a joint statement, with the news they were parting ways and will continue co-parenting their daughter.
'After 15 years of marriage we have unfortunately separated. We continue co-parenting and this is our greatest priority,' their statement read.
'We continue sharing a professional and working partnership through Estrella Sports Management.
Australia's sporting world is in shock after news broke on Friday that Cathy Freeman and her husband James Murch announced their split after 15 years of marriage. Both pictured
'Given this is a personal matter we would greatly appreciate you respecting our privacy and we won't be making any further comment.'
Freeman made a name for herself when she became the first Australian Indigenous person to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games at age 16.
From there, she won two more gold medals at the Commonwealth games in 1994 and a silver medal at the 1996 Olympics.
She came first at theWorld Championships in 1997 in the 400m event and again in 1999.
In 2000, the Indigenous Australian athlete captivated a nation as she lit the iconic Olympic cauldron at the Sydney Olympic Games opening ceremony.
She won the women's 400-metre race in 49.11 seconds as the nation watched.
Freeman called time on her sporting career in 2003 and later founded her own charity, helping Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander children living in remote communities.
In 2000, the Indigenous Australian athlete captivated a nation as she lit the iconic Olympic cauldron at the Sydney Olympic Games opening ceremony. She went on to win the women's 400-metre race in a time of 49.11 seconds during the Games
