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Ian James Thorpe OAM (born 13 October 1982) nicknamed the Thorpedo and Thorpey is an Australian swimmer who specialises in freestyle but also competes in backstroke and the individual medley. He has won five Olympic gold medals the most won by any Australian and with three gold and two silver medals was the most successful athlete at the 2000 Summer Olympics. At the 2001 World Aquatics Championships he became the first person to win six gold medals in one World Championship.

Ian_Thorpe_with_a_smile.jpg
height (cm)
1.95
birth date
1982-10-13
birth place
New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
ISNI Id
0000000078725109
LCCN Id
nb/2002/8180
nationality
Australia

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