Ian Thopre.
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Ian Thorpe (born October 13, 1982 in Sydney) is a retired Australian swimmer who won five gold medals at the Olympics, a record for an Australian athlete, and was the most successful athlete at the 2000 Olympic Games, picking up three gold medals and two silver medals.
The most medals won at an Olympic Games by an Australian athlete is 5 and was done by swimmer Ian Thorpe at the 2000 Games in Sydney (3 gold, 2 silver) and swimmer Shane Gould at the 1972 Games in Munich (3 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze).
The withdrawn Australian 1 and 2 cent coins were melted down to make the Bronze medals for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.
Ian Thorpe the swimmer, is Australian, born 13 October 1982 in Sydney, New South Wales. so yes he is an Australian swimmer
Ian Thorpe grew up in Milperra, a suburb of Sydney, Australia. He became one of Australia's premier swimmer and won five Olympic god medals.
Australian footballer Lucas Neill has not won an Olympic medal. He competed in one Olympics, the 2000 Games in Sydney, with the Australian football team that finished 15th.
The first Australian woman to win a gold medal was Fanny Durack, from Sydney, in the 100 meter freestyle at the 1912 Games in Stockholm.
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At the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000, Australia won 16 Gold, 25 Silver and 17 Bronze medals.
No, Leisel Jones is an Australian swimmer that won two silver medals at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games in 100 meter breaststroke and 4x100 meter medley relay. She also won three Olympic medals at the 2004 Games in Athens, one of which was a gold in the 4x100 meter medley relay. At the 2004 Games, she also won silver in the 200 meter breaststroke and bronze in the 100 meter breaststroke. She will be competing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
Michele Smith won 2 gold medals with the United States Olympic softball team at the 1996 Games in Atlanta and the 2000 Games in Sydney.