The Thorpedo won a total of five Olympic Gold medals in his career. Notably, he earned three golds at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and added two more at the 2004 Athens Olympics. 

His remarkable achievements in the pool, combined with his youthful charisma and determination and made him an iconic figure and a source of national pride. 

Check out the full Howie Games with Ian Thorpe from Episode 64.

We have stories galore of some of the most inspirational and successful Australian athletes in history, so get into the Howie Games library today. And get set, and get inspired as our Aussies get ready to take on the world in Paris! 

We'll have a Gold Medal Mini for you every Tuesday in July. 

The Thorpedo won a total of five Olympic Gold medals in his career. Notably, he earned three golds at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and added two more at the 2004 Athens Olympics. 
His remarkable achievements in the pool, combined with his youthful charisma and determination and made him an iconic figure and a source of national pride. 
<a href="https://omny.fm/shows/the-howie-games/episode-64-ian-thorpe">Check out the full Howie Games with Ian Thorpe from Episode 64.</a> 
We have stories galore of some of the most inspirational and successful Australian athletes in history, so get into the Howie Games library today. And get set, and get inspired as our Aussies get ready to take on the world in Paris! 
We'll have a Gold Medal Mini for you every Tuesday in July.

Where the biggest names in the world of sport go one-on-one with sports journalist Mark Howard. From ultimate highs to tear-jerking lows, Howie lifts the lid on the real stories behind the headlines. He sits down with the biggest names in Australian & world sport, finding out how they started out, what makes them tick, how they deal with the big wins and the big losses, and how they take on sport and life from here.

Where the biggest names in the world of sport go one-on-one with sports journalist Mark Howard. From ultimate highs to tear-jerking lows, Howie lifts the lid on the real stories behind the headlines. He sits down with the biggest names in Australian &amp; world sport, finding out how they started out, what makes them tick, how they deal with the big wins and the big losses, and how they take on sport and life from here.

Where the biggest names in the world of sport go one-on-one with sports journalist Mark Howard.  From ultimate highs to tear-jerking lows, Howie lifts the lid on the real stories behind the headlines.  He sits down with the biggest...

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