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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 .
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.
It featured four of the fastest swimmers in Olympic history: Ian Thorpe (Australia, world record holder in the event at the time), Pieter van den Hoogenband (Netherlands, defending Olympic champion), Grant Hackett (Australia, former world record holder in the event), and Michael Phelps (United States, later became the most decorated all-time ...
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Ian Thorpe: The Swimmer is a 2012 documentary covering the lead up to the 2012 Summer Olympics, where Ian Thorpe undertook a failed attempt to comeback. [1] The documentary is directed by Gregor Jordan and was produced for the ABC by Finch in association with Matchbox Pictures .
Ian Thorpe's Fountain for Youth This page was last edited on 20 March 2022, at 20:15 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike ...
Undercover Angels was a 2002 Australian reality show television series produced by the Seven Network which imitated the American Charlie's Angels series. It featured champion swimmer Ian Thorpe, who acted as the mentor to three women (Jackie O, Katie Underwood and Simone Kessell) who performed good deeds for people in need.