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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ian_ThorpeIan Thorpe - Wikipedia

    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 most won by any Australian along with fellow swimmer Emma McKeon.

  2. www.britannica.com › biography › Ian-ThorpeIan Thorpe | 5-Time Olympic Gold Medalist, World Record Holder

    Apr 26, 2024 · Ian Thorpe is an Australian athlete, who was the most successful swimmer in that country’s history, accumulating five Olympic gold medals and 11 world championship titles between 1998 and 2004. Thorpe began swimming competitively at age eight, and, although he had been uncoordinated in other.

  3. olympics.com › en › athletesIan THORPE - Olympics.com

    Ian Thorpe entered the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney bearing the weight of tremendous expectations as a locally born swimming world champion in a nation that loves swimming heroes. And he was only 17 years old.

  4. sportstar.thehindu.com › olympics › tokyo-olympicsOlympic legends: Ian Thorpe – The Thorpedo - Sportstar

    Jul 26, 2021 · At 22, Ian Thorpe was the most titled Australian in Olympics history and also the greatest Olympian his country had ever produced. Then he retired from the sport altogether.

  5. sahof.org.au › hall-of-fame-member › ian-thorpeIan Thorpe | Sport Australia Hall of Fame

    Ian Thorpe AM was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 2008 as an Athlete Member and elevated to Legend of Australian Sport in 2021 for his contribution to swimming. Ian Thorpe’s achievements in the pool guaranteed him a place among Australia’s sporting greats.

  6. www.olympics.com.au › news › ian-thorpe-how-an-introverted-kid-from-milperraIan Thorpe: How an introverte... | Australian Olympic Committee

    At just 17 years old, Ian Thorpe entered the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games with the hopes of a nation on his shoulders. He had recently broken 10 World Records and two years earlier, at just 15, had become the youngest-ever World Champion.

  7. swimswam.com › bio › ian-thorpeIan Thorpe Bio - SwimSwam

    Ian James Thorpe, also known as the Thorpedo, was born on October 13, 1982 in Milperra, a suburb of Sydney, Australia. He is the most decorated male Australian Olympian, and was the most...

  8. www.olympics.com.au › olympians › ian-thorpeIan Thorpe | Australian Olympic Committee

    Ian Thorpe won five Olympic gold medals, the greatest total of any Australian. Thorpe first grabbed world attention when he won the 1998 world 400m freestyle title in Perth, becoming, at 15, the youngest world champion in history.

  9. www.worldaquatics.com › athletes › 1010811Ian THORPE | Results | World Aquatics Official

    Ian THORPE. Nationality. AUS. Discipline. Swimming. AQUA and Olympic medals 56 46 Gold. 8 Silver. 2 Bronze. Results Medals Profile Personal Best Results. Swipe or use arrows to view full table Swipe horizontally to view full table Event Time Medal Pool Length Age* Competition ...

  10. www.worldaquatics.com › athletes › 1010811Ian THORPE | Profile | World Aquatics Official

    World Aquatics Championships 2025 awarded to Singapore. Ian THORPE's profile, latest news and more.