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Ian Thorpe

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Ian Thorpe

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Ian James Thorpe, born in Sydney, is an Australian former male swimmer, nicknamed Torpedo, sometimes nicknamed Thorpedo or Thorpey, and recipient of the Order of the Australian Medal. Thorpe once broke the world record three times in 48 hours and won a total of 5 Olympic gold medals, 3 silver medals and 1 bronze medal. He is the Australian with the most gold medals to date.

Category
Athletes
Nationality
Australia
Born
1982-10-13
Wikidata
Q185044
Occupations swimmerautobiographerathlete
Aliases Ian James ThorpeIan ThorpeThorpedoThorpeyIan ThorpeIan KirbyIan ThorpeIan James Thorpethorpe

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