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Ian James Thorpe AM (born 13 October 1982) is an Australian retired 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.
Jun 21, 2024 · 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.
Racing in the 400m freestyle, he won the gold medal by breaking his own world record. An hour after this triumph, Thorpe swam the anchor leg for Australia in the 4x100m freestyle relay. He came from behind to barely beat Gary Hall, Jr. of the United States in a thrilling finish.
US swimmer Michael Phelps (right) celebrates alongside Ian Thorpe during the medal ceremony for the men’s swimming 4x200m freestyle relay event at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. Getty Images ...
Nov 21, 2006 · Five-time Olympic champion swimmer Ian Thorpe of Australia confirmed his retirement from competitive swimming on Monday.
Sep 30, 2020 · Find out what went through Ian Thorpe's mind as a 17-year-old at Sydney 2000, his path to coming out as gay, what he thinks of Caeleb Dressel, and plenty more.
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.
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Across his nine years of competitive swimming at every distance from 100m to 800m, Thorpe won five Olympic gold medals, nine Commonwealth gold, 13 World Championships and set 23 world records, making him one of Australia’s most successful athletes.
Ian Thorpe first came to International prominence at the 1997 Pan-Pacific meet when he finished second in the 400 freestyle. He was then 14 years old. At the 1998 World Championships he won both the 200 and 400 freestyle, and was the media darling of Australia going into the Sydney 2000 Olympics.
