Gender: male
Nationality: Australia
Place of birth: Sydney, Australia
Birthday:1982.10.13
Height:1.96m.
Arm length:1.98m.
Weight: 104kg
Nicknames: torpedo, Bigfoot, flying fish
Olympic achievements:
Five gold medals
Three silver medals
Bronze 1
Other achievements:
world championship
Gold medal111998 2006 5438+0 2003
2003 1 silver medal
Bronze medal in 2003 1
Sports: Swimming (focusing on the 200m and 400m freestyle) [Edit this paragraph] Resume: One of the best swimmers in Australian history, winner of five Olympic gold medals. In 2006 165438+ 10, he announced his retirement from swimming.
Ian thorpe joined the Australian national swimming team at the age of 14. /kloc-Thorpe, 0/5 years old, became the youngest man's 400-meter freestyle world champion in 1998 World Swimming Championships. Thorpe is one of the most famous male swimmers in the world, because his surname is similar to torpedo in word form, and Thorpe's speed can be called torpedo in swimming pool. He is called "Thorpe the Flying Fish" and "Torpedo" in Australia.
Two words closely related to Thorpe's name appear in any news about him: Sharkskin and bigfoot.
Thorpe wore a black one-piece swimsuit at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, just like a shark advancing in the blue waves, breaking the waves and winning three gold medals in one fell swoop, and the "shark skin swimsuit" he wore also became famous in the swimming world. From then on, as long as there is Thorpe competition in the swimming pool, you can see the shadow of this high-tech swimsuit. Another resounding ranking comes from his big feet. As early as 17 years old, Thorpe's big feet were as famous as his speed. When Thorpe was 65,438+07, the size of shoes he wore was 65,438+07, while the size of our ordinary shoes was 8.5 (equivalent to 465,438+0 used in China). [Edit this paragraph] The honor won has remained unbeaten in the 400-meter freestyle since the 1998 World Championships. Thorpe lost to Dutch star pieter van den hoogenband in the 200-meter freestyle at the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000, but he has never missed this event since then.
Thorpe was elected as the world's best male swimmer four times in the past six years, and won 1 1 gold medals at the World Championships, including six gold medals at the Fukuoka World Championships in 2006. At the 2003 World Swimming Championships in Barcelona, Thorpe became the first player in history to win the same gold medal in the World Championships three times.
Thorpe also broke the world record of long pool (50m) 13, and still holds the world record of men's 400m freestyle.
1998 World Championship 4x200 freestyle, 4x200mfreestyle relay champion;
1999 200m freestyle champion, 400m freestyle runner-up and 4x 100 freestyle relay champion;
2000 Sydney Olympic Games 400m freestyle gold medal, 200m freestyle silver medal and 4x100m freestyle relay gold medal;
4x200 1 World Championship champion in 200m freestyle, 400m freestyle, 800m freestyle, 4x 100 freestyle relay, 4x200mfreestyle relay, 4x 100m medley relay,100m freestyle fourth;
In 2002, the Pan-Pacific Games won the men's100m, 200m, 400m, 4x100m, 4x200 freestyle relay and 4x100m medley relay.
Fifth place in the 50-meter freestyle at the 2003 World Swimming Cup.
Third place in the 2003 World Swimming Trials 100 meter freestyle; 200 m and 400 m freestyle; Runner-up in 200m individual medley; Fourth place in the 4× 100 meter freestyle relay; 4× 200m freestyle relay champion
2003 Barcelona World Championships: three gold medals in the 200m, 400m freestyle and 4x200 freestyle relay.
2004 Australian Olympic swimming trials 100 meter and 200 meter freestyle champion.
2004 Athens Olympic Games: champion of 200-meter and 400-meter freestyle.
Personal best score
Long pool:100m freestyle 48.8 1 sec, 200m freestyle 1:44.06, 400m freestyle 3:40.08 (world record), 800m freestyle 7:39. 16.
Short course: 65438+49.05 seconds in the 000-meter freestyle, 200-meter freestyle 1:4 1. 10 (world record), and 3:35.64 in the 400-meter freestyle.
Ian thorpe has not participated in any international competitions since the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. He has been troubled by a disease called glandular fever. He didn't give up swimming training. From 2005 to 2006, he lived in the United States for a long time and tried a new training method, but he never recovered to his peak, so he returned to Australia in the second half of 2006.
On June, 2006, ian thorpe, who was only 24 years old, announced his retirement. The public has been expecting him to decide whether to participate in the World Swimming Championships in March 2007, and the Australian people also hope that he can represent Australia in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. At the press conference announcing his retirement, he said that he was only 24 years old and wanted to start a new page in his life and try other challenges. He also said that if I continue to swim, I will not pursue my dreams, but satisfy others' dreams. He wants to be himself, not too tired, and want to try a new life after swimming.
Ian thorpe dominated the history of Australian swimming records; Now he has started the latest life challenge-a bachelor's degree.
Ian thorpe left school to concentrate on swimming when he was 14 years old, and was exposed by the media on September 1 1 2008. Now he is a registered undergraduate (majoring in psychology and linguistics) in the Department of Humanities, Macquarie University, Sydney. [Edit this paragraph] Thorpe's growth process Thorpe believes that his family has given him an important influence in his swimming career. Without the support of his family, he won't succeed now.
Thorpe began to learn swimming under the guidance of Jenny Macadam at the age of 8. He said, "when I saw my sister playing in the swimming pool, I felt very uncomfortable, so I decided to start learning to swim." Thorpe believes that his success is inseparable from the guidance of coach Doug Frost.
198 World Championships, Thorpe, who was only 15 years old, won the 400-meter freestyle gold medal with the cheers of his hometown compatriots and became famous at one fell swoop. Thorpe regards Australian swimmer Kieran Perkins, American Olympic legend carl lewis and basketball flyer Michael Jordan as idols.
When 15-year-old Thorpe won the 400-meter freestyle in the World Swimming Championships and became the youngest swimming world champion in history, the "extraordinary teenager" in the Australian swimming world had already shown unlimited potential. After winning the gold medal in the 400-meter freestyle at the 1998 World Swimming Championships, she cooperated with her teammates the next day and won the gold medal in the 4x200 relay race. But Thorpe's performance in the World Cup did not reflect his good performance in the World Championships. He only won the second place in the 400m freestyle and the fourth place in the 200m freestyle. Thorpe won the 200-meter freestyle and 400-meter freestyle at the Australian Swimming Championships held in Melbourne in April this year.
Although ian thorpe was only 15 years old when he won the World Swimming Championships, it didn't surprise his brothers in the Australian Swimming Association at all, because it was they who watched his world ranking soar day by day. He and grant Harkotte returned to China together to participate in the World Championship trials held in Bruce's class. He won the second place in the competition, thus getting the opportunity to participate in the championship, and quickly rewritten the result of the last competition at the Perth Championship. This outstanding young man is the youngest male athlete selected for the Australian national swimming team through trials after John Kong Lade, and John Kong Lade was a legendary athlete representing Australia in the/KOLOC-0/956 Fukuoka Pan-Pacific Championship at the age of/KOLOC-0/4. Thorpe didn't stop at this medal. Soon after, he won the silver medal in the 400m freestyle and the second place in the 4x200m freestyle with the cooperation of his teammates.
Later, Thorpe defeated his idol Kieran Perkins in the 2x200m freestyle relay race of Qantas Skin Games, and won the gold medal and a prize of $3,500. Thorpe is the fastest young swimmer in the world at present, and he has more potential than John Kong Lade. John Kong Lade only won the silver medal in the 400m freestyle at the Fukuoka Pan-Pacific Championships. Thorpe rewrote many records in the world swimming history, especially in the 200-meter and 400-meter freestyle events. The youngest swimming world champion in history, plus 1998 Australian Open champion and 200-meter and 400-meter freestyle champion in the Federal Games qualifiers, made him a miracle in the world swimming world. At the Federal Games, he also broke the record of 200-meter freestyle 1:47.24 set by Duncan Armstrong at Seoul Olympic Games, and kept it for 10 years, which was also the world record at that time. This is the fifth fastest record in swimming history and the fastest record in five years.
In 2006 165438+ 10, he announced his retirement from swimming. Lleyton Hewitt (Lleyton Hewitt)
[Edit this paragraph] Basic information Name: Lleyton Hewitt
Gender: male
Nationality: Australia
Place of birth: Adelaide, Australia
Permanent residence: Sydney Harbour-Palm Bay (Australia)
Birthday: 198 1.2.24
Constellation: Pisces
Height:1.80m.
Weight: 68 kg
Tennis nickname: Australian hare, come on, sir.
Family members: wife Bec, daughter Mia( 165438+2005129 October), son Cruz (165438+0 February 2008), parents and sister.
Current sponsor: Yonex
Original sponsor: Nike (after Leiden narrowly won the runner-up in the Centennial Australian Open in 2005, the contract with Nike expired at the end of July of the same year, and the two sides did not renew it, so Leiden ended the era of Nike, but now Leiden is still their customer in footwear and sporting goods).
Racket: Yonex SHT 305/500
Sports shoes: Yonex RDS 00 1
Grip: right hand
Entry time: 1998
Top singles ranking: 1
Top ranking in championship battle: 1
Top ranking of doubles: 18
Singles champion: 26
Doubles champion title: 2