Ian Thorpe played the uncredited role of Coffee Shop Customer in The One With Ross's Library Book.

What is Ian Thorpe famous for?

Ian Thorpe, (born October 13, 1982, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia), Australian athlete, who was the most successful swimmer in that country's history, accumulating five Olympic gold medals and 11 world championship titles between 1998 and 2004.

Was Ian Thorpe faster than Phelps?

Phelps, among three individual titles, won the 200m individual medley in 1:56.04, taking 1.9 seconds off his own world record at the meet. Thorpe earned silver in an Australian record, but a full two body lengths and 3.62 seconds behind.

Who is a better swimmer Ian Thorpe or Michael Phelps?

Phelps has six Olympic gold medals, Thorpe five. Thorpe has 11 world titles, Phelps 10. Phelps has broken 16 individual world records, Thorpe 13. ... It would not be a shock to see him walk away with eight gold medals, and, if he does, Talbot believes he will be the greatest swimmer of all time.

What does Ian Thorpe do for a living?

Ian James Thorpe, AM (born 13 October 1982) is an Australian retired swimmer who specialised in freestyle, but also competed in backstroke and the individual medley. He has won five Olympic gold medals, the most won by any Australian along with fellow swimmer Emma McKeon.

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Why did Ian Thorpe quit swimming?

Ian Thorpe has admitted he regrets quitting from competitive swimming in 2006 at the age of 24. On Saturday, the five-time Olympic champion said he retired from his career at such a young age because he wasn't able to deal with the enormous amount of pressure.

What did Le Clos say about Phelps?

Chad le Clos reportedly said he still has nightmares about losing to Michael Phelps in their much-anticipated rematch in the Rio Olympic 200m butterfly. “I wake up in the middle of the night in a sweat over that race,” le Clos said, according to Independent Online in South Africa.

Who's the most decorated Olympian of all time?

Most number of Olympic medals won

Legendary former American swimmer Michael Phelps is the most successful male Olympian of all time with 28 Olympic medals. Incredibly, 23 of them are gold medals, which is also the record for most Olympic golds won by a male athlete.

Is Phelps retired?

In 2016, after adding another five Olympic gold medals to his personal collection at the Rio Games, Michael Phelps paid a visit to TODAY and announced his retirement from competitive swimming, saying, “(I'm) done, done, done — and this time I mean it.”

What is the 200 free world record?

200 Freestyle – 1:42.00: Paul Biedermann, Germany, 2009 World Championships.

Did Thorpe and Phelps ever race?

The race did not disappoint. While Thorpe and Phelps were the quickest off the blocks, van den Hoogenband went on to hold the lead at the 50, 100 and 150 mark. It was only after the last turn that Thorpe took the lead, holding onto it to the very end to set a new Olympic record.

Who has beat Michael Phelps?

Caeleb Dressel demolished one of the most durable records in world swimming Friday, breaking Michael Phelps' mark in the 100-meter butterfly to continue his FINA world swimming championships in Gwangju, South Korea.

Does Ian Thorpe still hold any world records?

Thorpe broke the World Record in that event at 3:40.08, a time that stood until 2009 when Germany's Paul Biedermann broke the record at the World Championships in Rome. ... If he had given a little more effort in that race in 2002, Thorpe may still have the world record some 19 years later.

Did Ian Thorpe use drugs?

Ian Thorpe, an Australian freestyle swimmer and five-time Olympic gold medalist, was targeted in the 2000s for criticism alleging his athletic achievements have been fueled by the use of performance-enhancing drugs, and steroid drug doping. Despite numerous tests no proof of these allegations has ever materialized.

What episode of Friends is Ian Thorpe in?

Ian Thorpe played the uncredited role of Coffee Shop Customer in The One With Ross's Library Book.

Who will have the most gold medals?

• The United States has won the most medals at the Tokyo Olympics and will be the only country to take home more than 100. ...
• As the day began in Tokyo, China had 38 gold medals to 36 for the United States.

Why are there 5 Olympic rings?

Based on a design first created by Pierre de Coubertin, the Olympic rings remain a global representation of the Olympic Movement and its activity. These five rings represent the five parts of the world now won over to the cause of olympism and ready to accept its fecund rivalries.

How old was Michael Phelps in his first Olympics?

The swimmer made his mark on the Games starting over 20 years ago at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, when, at 15 years old, he became the youngest man on U.S. Olympic swim team in 68 years.

Did Chad le Clos beats Michael Phelps?

Time Machine: Chad Le Clos upsets Michael Phelps for gold at London 2012. The gold medal win by Le Clos, who nipped Phelps at the wall, was called one of the biggest upsets in Olympic history. ... Phelps had not lost in the race – which he called his favourite – for some 10 years until that night in London.

Who is Michael Phelps rival?

Phelps and Lochte, the second-most decorated male swimmer in Olympic history with 12 medals, were teammates and rivals on the U.S. Olympic teams starting in 2004. Their relationship was tested after Lochte found himself embroiled in controversy at the 2016 Olympics.

Are Phelps and Le Clos friends?

At the 2012 Olympics, le Clos - then just 20 years old - pulled off a huge upset, nipping Phelps in the 200-meter butterfly by 0.05 seconds. Even though it was Phelps' first loss in the event in 10 years, the pair became friends as Phelps opted to retire after the London Olympics.

Why did Phelps retire?

After having issues with alcohol, he focused on a new goal: ending his career the right way in Rio. Before that, Phelps had won eight medals at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, eight medals again (all gold) in Beijing in 2008 and six in London in 2012, for a total of 28 medals (23 gold).

How old is ledecky?

Her six career inidividual gold medals are three shy of tying Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina's such record of nine. The 24-year-old Ledecky made her Olympic debut in 2012 at the age of just 15 and is competing in her third career Olympic Games.