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Ian James Thorpe AM (born 13 October 1982) is an Australian retired [1] swimmer who specialised in freestyle, but also competed in backstroke and the individual medley. He has won five Olympic gold medals, the second most won by any Australian after fellow swimmer Emma McKeon .
Height: 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) [1] Weight: 82 kg ... Leon Dunne and Ian Thorpe won gold in the 4 × 200 ... Cram and Matkovich were replaced with Hackett and Thorpe who ...
Height: 197 cm (6 ft 6 in) Weight: 96 kg (212 lb) Sport; Sport: Swimming: Strokes: Freestyle: ... Ian Thorpe. Preceded by. Ian Thorpe. Men's 800 metre freestyle world ...
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The men's 400 metre freestyle event at the 2000 Summer Olympics took place on 16 September at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre in Sydney, Australia. [1]At only 17 years of age, Australia's overwhelming favourite Ian Thorpe, dubbed by his fans as the "Thorpedo", made his Olympic debut by claiming the first gold medal for the host nation at these Games, winning by 2.81 seconds.
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) [3] Weight: ... Previously the youngest male had been Ian Thorpe, who captured the 400-meter freestyle world record at 16 years, ...
In the 200 m freestyle he faced the world record holder, Australian youngster Ian Thorpe, favourite of the home crowd in Sydney. In the semi-finals, Van den Hoogenband set a new world record, but Thorpe countered with a time only 0.02 s slower. In an exciting final, Van den Hoogenband equalled his time from the semi-finals to win the gold medal.