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SBS50: Fast Facts 2004
Australia's Ian Thorpe (centre) shows off his gold medal at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. Credit: Eddy LEMAISTRE/Corbis via Getty Images
Did you know that, in 2004, Australia won a record 17 gold medals at the Summer Olympics in Athens, the capital of Greece? This haul surpassed the previous medal tally of 16 gold from the Summer Games in Sydney four years earlier.
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