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Who set a new world record in the 400-m freestyle at the 2000 Olympics?
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Michael Johnson (USA) set the 200 Meter Dash World Record at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games with a time of 19.32 seconds.
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∙ 14y agoIn 2000, Ian Thorpe won the Olympic gold medal in the 400m freestyle, the 4x100m freestyle, and the 4x200m freestyle.
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Who holds the record the for the 100 meter freestyle?
The Olympic record for the 100 meter freestyle is 47.84 posted by Pieter van den Hoogenband, of the Netherlands at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
What record did ian thorpe world record break?
Ian Thorpe broke the world record in the 400m freestyle at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, winning the gold medal in a time of 3:40.59.
2000 Olympics 400 meter freestyle winner?
Ian Thorpe.
What medal did Anthony Irvin win in the Olympics held in Sydney?
Gold in 50 meter freestyle. 2000 Olympics. Dead heat with another competitor.
Who won gold in the 100 meter freestyle swimming at the 2000 Sydney Olympics?
Pieter Van den Hoogenband
What world record does Kip Janvrin hold in the 2000 Olympics game?
Kip Janvrin did not set a world record in 2000 Olympic competition. He did however set the world record for most career decathlon wins with his 33rd career win at the 2001 GMC Envoy USA Outdoor Championships.
Grant Hackett is a champion in what sport?
Swimming. He won a Silver medal in the Beijing 2008 Olympics in the 1500m Men's freestyle event and Bronze in the 4 X 200m Men's freestyle relay event.Prior to this, Hackett won Gold at the 2004 Athens Olympics, in the 1500m freestyle event, and Silver in the 4 X 200m freestyle relay and the 400m freestyle.Going back further, at the Sydney Olympics in 2000, Hackett won Gold in both the 1500m freestyle event and the 4 X 200m freestyle relay.
What is the top speed of an Olympic Sprinter?
The world record for the 50 meter freestyle was set in 2000 by Alexander Popov. His time was 21.64 seconds. This translates to 2.31 meters/second.
How many gold medals did ian thorpe win at the 2000 Olympics?
At the Olympics, 5. 2000 Summer Games in Sydney - 400 meter freestyle, 4x100 meter freestyle relay, 4x200 meter freestyle relay. 2004 Summer Games in Athens - 200 meter freestyle, 400 meter freestyle.
How many medals did Michael Klim win at 2000 Olympics?
4 ... gold in men's 4x100 meter freestyle relay and 4x200 meter freestyle relay and silver in 100 meter butterfly and 4x100 meter medley relay.
What was the nickname of the swimmer from equatorial guinea who took over 2 minutes to complete 100 meters freestyle in the sydney Olympics 2000?
The swimmer in question was nicknamed Eric the Eel. He competed in the 100m freestyle heats at the Sydney olympics. Although only 3 competitors were in the race, 2 of them were disqualified for false starts. Eric went on to win the race to much applause from the crowd. He set a national record for the event, but failed to cement a place in the semi-finals.
What world famous event was held in 2000?
The Olympics.
