Olympic swimming great Ian Thorpe robbed of watches, jewellery
[SYDNEY] Australian Olympic swimming great Ian Thorpe has had watches, jewellery and sentimental items worth nearly US$100,000 stolen from his Sydney home, his manager said on Friday.
His Olympic medals, which include five golds, were not taken and there were no obvious signs of a break-in, Thorpe's manager James Erskine said.
The estimated cost of the stolen items was about A$150,000 (S$126,090), Sydney radio station 2GB said.
'He called up his insurers, they said go and make a police report,' Erskine told 2GB.
Thorpe reported the matter to New South Wales Police on Thursday, sparking an investigation, but there was no further information, police said in a statement.
Thorpe, nicknamed 'Thorpedo', won five gold medals, three silvers and one bronze.
He retired aged 24 in 2006 before an ill-fated comeback attempt saw him fail to make the cut for London 2012. AFP
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