No athlete won 5 gold medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. The most gold medals won was 3 by swimmers Ian Thorpe of Australia, Jenny Thompson of the United States, Inge de Bruijn of Netherlands, and Lenny Krayzelburg of the United States. Cyclist Leontien Zijlaard-van Moorsel of Netherlands also won 3 gold medals.
The most medals won by an athlete was 6 by gymnast Aleksey Nemov of Russia. Swimmers Ian Thorpe of Australia and Dara Torres of the United States won 5 medals.
Collectively, the United States; 92 medals (37 gold, 24 silver, 31 bronze). Individually, gymnast Aleksey Nemov of Russia; 6 medals (2 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze).
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.
As of the 2008 Games, no athlete from Malta has ever won an Olympic medal.
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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).
Sir Steven Redgrave has won the most gold medals by a British athlete, with 5 (coxed four 1984, 2000, coxed pair 1988, 1992, 1996) and has also won one bronze (coxed four 1988).
No athlete from Tonga won a medal at the 2000 Games in Sydney. As of the 2008 Games only one athlete from Tonga has won an Olympic medal, that being a silver by Paea Wolfgramm in men's super heavyweight boxing at the 1996 Games in Atlanta.
jim thorpe
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 United States (37).
No. As of the 2008 Games, no athlete from Malta has ever won an Olympic medal.
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As of the 2008 Games, no athlete from Malta has ever won an Olympic medal.
Ian Thopre.
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Michael Phelps, USA Swimming
At the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000, Australia won 16 Gold, 25 Silver and 17 Bronze medals.
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.