Recipients of the Australian Sports Medal - Ian Thorpe, Steve Waugh, Darren Lockyer, Neil Brooks, Peter Brock, Wayne Bennett, Andrew Johns (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 112. Chapters: Ian Thorpe, Steve Waugh, Darren Lockyer, Neil Brooks, Peter Brock, Wayne Bennett, Andrew Johns, Mark Tonelli, Quentin Bryce, Wally Lewis, Matthew Hayden, Terry Lamb, Mark Kerry, Dennis Lillee, Wendell Sailor, Jack Gibson, Peter Evans, Allan Langer, Mal Meninga, Brad Fittler, Bob Fulton, Arthur Beetson, Gorden Tallis, Mat Rogers, Shane Webcke, Kevin Walters, Phil Anderson, John Lang, Brett Kenny, Glenn Lazarus, Steve Mortimer, Peter Sterling, Mick Cronin, Chris Anderson, Steve Renouf, Ian Roberts, George Piggins, Jason Smith, John Ribot, Paul Vautin, Cliff Lyons, Steve Roach, Wayne Pearce, Dale Shearer, Harry Wells, Kerry Boustead, Benny Elias, Trevor Gillmeister, Michael Hancock, Sam Backo, Frank Hyde, Gene Miles, Mark Geyer, Martin Bella, Darren Smith, Steve Walters, John Cartwright, Kerrod Walters, Willie Carne, Ingo Renner, Greg Conescu, Noel Cleal, Ben Ikin, Les Boyd, Matt Sing, Mark Carroll, Mark Loane, Chris Close, Chris Mortimer, Robbie Ross, Billy Moore, Ken Arthurson, Stephen Holland, Colin Scott, Cyril Connell, Snr., Greg Dowling, Jason Hetherington, Mervyn Rose, Robbie Kearns, Clive Berghofer, Mick Miller, Roger Davidson, Frank Roberts. Excerpt: Ian James Thorpe OAM (born 13 October 1982), nicknamed the Thorpedo and Thorpey, is an Australian swimmer who specialises in freestyle, but also competes in backstroke and the individual medley. He has won five Olympic gold medals, the most won by any Australian, and with three gold and two silver medals, was the most successful athlete at the 2000 Summer Olympics. At the 2001 World Aquatics Championships, he became the first person to win six gold medals in one World Championship. In total, Thorpe has won eleven World Championship golds, the second-highest number of any swimmer. Thorpe was the first person to have been named Swimming World Swimmer of the Year fo...