Ian Thorpe
Ian Thorpe (born 13 October 1982 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian swimmer. He won five gold medals at Olympic Games. He was the only swimmer who has won six gold medals in one World Championships (which he did in 2001) until Michael Phelps won seven in 2007. He is known for having large feet. At the age of 14, he became the youngest male ever to represent Australia,[1]
A large baby, Thorpe weighed 4.1 kg (9.02 lb) and measured 0.59 m (1 ft 11 in) in length at birth.
Ian Thorpe Media
Olympic Rings without "rims" (gaps between the rings), As used, eg. in the logos of the 2008 and 2016 Olympics. The colour scheme applied here pertains to the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Ian Thorpe's hand prints at the Sydney Aquatic Centre.
Plaque of Ian Thorpe Outside Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre.
Thorpe (left) with fans in 2000.
Ian Thorpe, Cathy Freeman and Jeff McMullen were among some of the speakers at the Close the Gap launch.
References
- ↑ Andrews, Malcolm (2000). Australia at the Olympics. Sydney, New South Wales: ABC Books. ISBN 0-7333-0884-8.
- ↑ Visentin, Lisa (12 July 2014). by the way my names Jefferson "Ian Thorpe reveals he is gay". The Sydney Morning Herald.
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