Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Tare da Klim kwanan nan ya dawo daga jinkirin rauni na shekaru biyu, kuma Callus ba shi da lafiya, Thorpe zai iya ɗaukar Australia zuwa na shida a cikin relay na 4 × 100 m. 200 m ya fara tare da van den Hoogenband sake kai hari nan da nan, ya kai 100 m alama fiye da na biyu a karkashin duniya rikodin raba, tare da Thorpe rabin jiki tsawon baya. Thorpe sannu a hankali ya rage jagorancinsa kafin ya wuce van den Hoogenband a cikin mita 50 na karshe don lashe "Gasar Karni" da rabin tsayin jiki, a cikin sabon rikodin Olympic na 1 min 44.71 s. Bayan ya cimma abin da ya kasa shekaru hudu da suka gabata, Thorpe ya amsa da motsin rai, nan da nan ya cire hularsa, ya buga iska kuma ya yi kururuwa. Kashegari ya ga shekaru shida na nasarar Ostiraliya a cikin tseren tsere na 4 × 200 m ya ƙare lokacin da Hackett, Klim da Sprenger suka sanya Thorpe zuwa mataki na ƙarshe 1.48 s a baya Keller. Thorpe sannu a hankali ya rage tazara amma ya kasa wuce Keller a zagaye na karshe, Amurka ta taɓa 0.13 s da wuri. Thorpe ya sami kansa a wani bangare na sakamakon da ya dace lokacin da ya cancanci karshe ga
100 m freestyle ta hanyar 0.01 s. Ya yi amfani da shi a wasan karshe ta hanyar fitowa daga na shida a alamar mita 50 don lashe lambar tagulla a cikin mafi kyawun sirri na 48.56 s, yana mai da shi mutum ɗaya da ya sami lambar yabo a cikin haɗin 100 <unk> 200 <unk> 400 a tarihin wasannin Olympics. Bayan wasannin Olympics na Athens, Thorpe ya yi hutu daga gasar yin iyo, ya tsallake Gasar Cin Kofin Ruwa ta Duniya ta 2005.