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.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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
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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
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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
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400 metre freestyle ⓘ 800 metre freestyle ⓘ |
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