Swimming· Australia· 2000s
Ian Thorpe
Ian James Thorpe is an Australian retired swimmer who specialised in freestyle, but also competed in backstroke and the individual medley.
- Overall rating
- 1500
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- Overall rank
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- provisional
- Swimming rating
- 1500
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Achievements
- Medal of the Order of Australia
- Australian Sports Medal
- Centenary Medal
- Human Rights Medal
- St Andrews Prize for the Environment
- Young Australian of the Year
- Member of the Order of Australia
Background
Ian James Thorpe 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 second most won by any Australian after fellow swimmer Emma McKeon. With three gold and two silver medals, Thorpe was the most successful athlete at the 2000 Summer Olympics, held in his hometown of Sydney.
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