2000 | Ian Thorpe | Olympic Gold | 3.40.59 | 400m Freestyle | World Record

17 year old Ian Thorpe winning the 400m Freestyle, in a new world Record time of 3.40.59, at the 2000 Sydney Olympics | Massimiliano Rosolino takes the silver with American Klete Keller taking the bronze | Grant Hackett finishes 7th | Thorpe defends this crown 4 years later at the 2004 Athens Olympics | This footage has been taken from a Channel 7 Australia broadcast | If this is a breach of copyright please advise and it will be removed