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Olympic hero Ian Thorpe dodged death on 9/11 after detouring on way to World Trade Centre

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Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!He won five Olympic gold medals, lit up the 2000 games in his hometown of Sydney, and remains one of the most recognisable sports stars on the planet.However, were it not for a fortunate twist of fate the day of the 9/11 attacks, Ian Thorpe may not have been alive now to tell the tale.Thorpe, 38, was in New York City at the time and had planned to visit the World Trade Centre on the day the fateful events unfolded.A year after his Olympic heroics, he was out on an early morning run when realising he had forgotten his camera, so promptly headed back to where he was staying.“I went down there on the morning of 9/11.

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