Ian Thorpe
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Australian swimmer
Why Is Ian Thorpe Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Ian James Thorpe 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 most won by any Australian along with 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.
