Ian Thorpe
Ian Thorpe
Ian James Thorpe, OAMis 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. In total, Thorpe has won eleven World Championship golds,...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionSwimmer
Date of Birth13 October 1982
CitySydney, Australia
CountryAustralia
I don't know which events are really going to be right for me at the moment. I've got to work that out and I'm not going to rush it.
Having time away, it reignites that passion and that fire that you have. And I have that back and I'm looking forward to the next four years,
It's going to be a tough Olympics program for Michael.
I'm not worried about the pressure that comes with it, a little concerned, but not worried,