Janet Evans

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Janet Evans is a legendary American swimmer and four-time Olympic gold medalist renowned for her dominance in distance freestyle events in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

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instanceOf Olympic athlete
human
swimmer
awardReceived Sullivan Award NERFINISHED
Swimming World Swimmer of the Year NERFINISHED
competedIn 1988 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED
1992 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED
1996 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1971-08-28
educatedAt Stanford University
University of Texas at Austin
era 20th century
21st century
familyName Evans NERFINISHED
givenName Janet NERFINISHED
height approximately 1.65 m
isKnownFor dominance in distance freestyle events in the late 1980s and early 1990s
winning four Olympic gold medals
memberOf International Swimming Hall of Fame NERFINISHED
name Janet Evans NERFINISHED
nationality American
notableAchievement set multiple long-standing world records in distance freestyle
occupation swimmer
OlympicGoldMedals 4
OlympicMedals 5
participatedIn U.S. Olympic Trials 2012 (comeback attempt) NERFINISHED
periodOfWorldRecordDominance early 1990s
late 1980s
placeOfBirth Fullerton, California, United States NERFINISHED
residence California, United States
retiredFrom competitive swimming
sexOrGender female
specialty distance freestyle swimming
freestyle swimming
sport swimming
style unorthodox windmill stroke
wonEvent 400 metre freestyle at the 1988 Summer Olympics
400 metre individual medley at the 1988 Summer Olympics
800 metre freestyle at the 1988 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED
800 metre freestyle at the 1992 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED
worldRecordHeldIn 1500 metre freestyle
400 metre freestyle
800 metre freestyle

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Ronald E. Evans spouse Janet Evans