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Ian Thorpe

1982 - Today

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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. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ian Thorpe is the 87th most popular swimmer (down from 34th in 2019), the 226th most popular biography from Australia (down from 178th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Australian Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Ian Thorpe ranks 87 out of 709. Before him are Ethelda Bleibtrey, Murray Rose, Tetsuo Okamoto, Irene Guest, Chris von Saltza, and Norman Ross. After him are Greta Johansson, Lillian Watson, Katherine Rawls, Gary Hall Jr., John Derbyshire, and Brad Cooper.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Ian Thorpe ranks 103. Before him are Han Ji-min, Damian Priest, Sophia Bush, Gina Carano, Clément Turpin, and Tommy Robinson. After him are Andy Roddick, Elisabeth Moss, David Nalbandian, Hélder Postiga, Devon Aoki, and Albert Riera.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Ian Thorpe ranks 226 out of 1,143. Before him are Barry Humphries (1934), Radha Mitchell (1973), Helen Quinn (1943), Walter Frederick Gale (1865), Luke Hemsworth (1980), and Lleyton Hewitt (1981). After him are Miles Franklin (1879), Joseph Jacobs (1854), Anthony LaPaglia (1959), Keith Michell (1926), Emilie de Ravin (1981), and Greg Egan (1961).

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Among SWIMMERS In Australia

Among swimmers born in Australia, Ian Thorpe ranks 2. Before him are John Devitt (1937). After him are Frederick Lane (1880), Cecil Healy (1881), Clare Dennis (1916), Harold Hardwick (1888), Faith Leech (1941), Leslie Boardman (1889), Fanny Durack (1889), Mina Wylie (1891), Sandra Morgan (1942), and Boy Charlton (1907).

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