Ian Thorpe

Australian swimmer

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Born:October 13, 1982

Age:44

Zodiac Sign:Libra

Height:1.95 m (6′5″)

Born in:Sydney, Australia

Languages:English

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Awards

Member of the Order of Australia (2019)St Andrews Prize for the Environment (2005)Centenary Medal (2001)Medal of the Order of Australia (2001)Australian Sports Medal (2000)

Ian Thorpe

Australian swimmer

Biography

Ian James Thorpe (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 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. Thorpe is widely considered one of the best swimmers of all time. At the age of 14, Thorpe became the youngest male ever to represent Australia, and his victory in the 400 metre freestyle at the 1998 Perth World Championships made him the youngest-ever individual male World Champion. After that victory, Thorpe dominated the 400 m freestyle, winning the event at every Olympic, World, Commonwealth and Pan Pacific Swimming Championships until his break after the 2004 Olympics in Athens. At the 2001 World Aquatics Championships, he became the first person to win six gold medals in one World Championship. Aside from 13 individual long-course world records, Thorpe anchored the Australian relay teams, numbering the victories in the 4 × 100 m and the 4 × 200 m freestyle relays in Sydney among his five relay world records. His wins in the 200 m and 400 m and his bronze in the 100 m freestyle at the 2004 Summer Olympics made him the only male to have won medals in the 100–200–400 combination. He acquired the nickname "Thorpedo" because of his speed in swimming. Thorpe announced his retirement from competitive swimming in November 2006, citing waning motivation; he made a brief comeback in 2011 and 2012. In total, Thorpe has won eleven World Championship gold medals; this is the fifth-highest number of gold medals won by any male swimmer. Thorpe was the first person to have been named Swimming World Swimmer of the Year four times, and was the Australian Swimmer of the Year from 1999 to 2003. His athletic achievements made him one of Australia's most popular athletes, and he was recognised as the Young Australian of the Year in 2000.

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Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe speaks during the Doha Goals Forum in Qatar. Picture by Vinod Divakaran www.dohastadiumplusqatar.com

Ian Thorpe Aquatic Centre in Sydney, Australia.

Ian Thorpe Thorpedo - The Drink ! - You never know when Australia-related things will pop up in Japan. Seen in a Shimbashi vending machine. This drink was around a lot last year, now it can be seen occasionally in vending machines.

Ian Thorpe Thorpedo - The brand energy bar - My dad bought this Thorpedo brand energy bar at the supermarket innocent of the candy's meaning. It just tickles me to know that Ian Thorpe is still getting licensing deals stateside.

Ian Thorpe's hand prints at the Sydney Aquatic Centre

Thorpe's Aquatic Center in Australia

It's the talk of the Sydney arts world... Iconic Australian sports figure Ian Thope will return to Sydney to launch a portrait painted of him for the 10-year anniversary of his charity, Fountain for Youth. The painting was completed a year ago but has not been revealed due to the swim star's Olympic training commitments. It's understood Thorpe will attend tonight's launch, coming off the Olympic trials in Adelaide. Well known and celebrated artist Charles Billich has enjoyed some wonderful conversations with the swimmer during their sittings for the portrait and thinks Thorpe is "going for the theatrics" and might surprise everyone with his comeback. "He's an impressive guy, not because he's famous but because he has enormous discipline, enormous energy and dedication and if he wants to do it, he will do it and he will do it again," Billich says. "I think he is leaving it to the last; he might have a sense of the theatrics with his timing and he'll surprise everyone." The art is entitled "Spiritual Training" and is described as "A composite portrait of Ian Thorpe...an iconic Australian Renaissance man". The occasion is in support of Ian Thorpe's charity - The Foundation for Youth. The painting can be acquired by silent auction. Websites Charles Billich official website www.billich.com Ian Thorpe official website www.ianthorpe.com Eva Rinaldi Photography Flickr www.flickr.com/evarinaldiphotography Eva Rinaldi Photography www.evarinaldi.com" Music News Australia www.musicnewsaustralia.com