Ian 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.
Ian 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 second most won by …
Exclusive Q&A: Ian Thorpe on Sydney 2000, coming out ... - Olympics…
Sep 30, 2020 · Australia's Ian Thorpe is quite simply a swimming legend. After becoming a world champion at the age of 15, he won the first three of his five Olympic gold medals as a 17-year-old at the Sydney 2000 Olympics. It's 20 years to the day since 'Thorpey' was his nation's Closing Ceremony flag bearer at those Games.
Ian Thorpe | 5-Time Olympic Gold Medalist, World Record Holder …
Ian Thorpe (born October 13, 1982, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) 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.
Ian 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.
The Making Of Ian Thorpe: From A 25m Indoor Pool in Sydney…
Sep 16, 2020 · Ian Thorpe swam his way into the Olympic history books this week 20 years ago at the Sydney 2000 Games – a career that started in the humble surrounds of a 25 metre indoor pool in the...
Ian Thorpe - Olympedia
With three relay medals, he won five Olympic medals at the Sydney Games. At the 2001 World Championships, he won the 200, 400 and 800 metre freestyle events, all in world record times, and also swam on three winning relay teams, becoming the first person to win six gold medals at a single World Championship.
Sydney Olympics 2000 - Ian Thorpe | Parramatta History and …
Oct 13, 1982 · Thorpe is the most decorated male Australian Olympian, and was the most successful athlete at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. His speciality is freestyle but he has also been successful in the backstroke and individual medley. Thorpe started swimming when he was seven years old.
Sydney OIympics 2000: Ian Thorpe, the only Australian who …
Sep 11, 2020 · Three minutes and 40.59 seconds later, Thorpe had not only broken his own world record and become an Olympic gold medal winner, he had the honour of being Australia’s first athlete to win gold ...
Olympics: When Ian Thorpe won 400m freestyle gold at Sydney …
Jun 17, 2024 · Watch the video at the top of the page to see Ian Thorpe win 400m freestyle gold at the Sydney 2000 Olympics! Wearing his iconic black, full-body suit, he scorched through the eight-lap race in three minutes and 40.59 seconds (3:40.59), blowing his rivals away with his 196cm frame, 190cm arm span, size-17 feet and exquisite technique.