Jani Sievinen

Jani Sievinen

Jani Sievinen in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Jani Nikanor Sievinen
Nationality	Finland
Born	(1974-03-31) 31 March 1974 (age 50) Vihti, Finland
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke and medley
Club	Nummelan Kisaajat
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 1 0 World Championships (LC) 1 1 0 World Championships (SC) 4 2 0 European Championships (LC) 5 2 2 European Championships (SC) 8 3 2 Total 18 9 4 Men's swimming Representing  Finland Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta 200 m medley World Championships (LC) 1994 Rome 200 m medley 1994 Rome 400 m medley World Championships (SC) 1999 Hong Kong 100 m medley 2000 Athens 200 m medley 2000 Athens 400 m medley 2002 Moscow 200 m medley 2000 Athens 100 m medley 2002 Moscow 100 m medley European Championships (LC) 1993 Sheffield 200 m medley 1995 Vienna 200 m freestyle 1995 Vienna 200 m medley 1995 Vienna 400 m medley 2002 Berlin 200 m medley 1993 Sheffield 400 m medley 2004 Madrid 200 m medley 1997 Seville 200 m medley 1999 Istanbul 200 m medley European Championships (SC) 1991 Gelsenkirchen 50 m backstroke 1992 Espoo 50 m backstroke 1992 Espoo 100 m medley 1992 Espoo 4×50 m medley 1998 Sheffield 100 m medley 2002 Rijeka 200 m medley 2003 Dublin 100 m medley 2003 Dublin 200 m medley 2001 Antwerp 200 m medley 2002 Rijeka 100 m medley 2002 Rijeka 4×50 m medley 1998 Sheffield 200 m medley 2001 Antwerp 100 m medley

Jani Nikanor Sievinen (pronounced [ˈjɑni ˈsie̯ʋinen] ^ⓘ; born 31 March 1974) is a former medley swimmer from Finland, who won the silver medal in the 200 m individual medley at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. In winning the World Championship 200m individual medley title in 1994, he established a new world record of 1:58.16 which lasted for almost nine years until it was broken by Michael Phelps (USA).

Jani Sievinen was married to Mari Sievinen. They have three daughters (born 2008, 2010 and 2013). Sievinen also has two sons (born 1997 and 2001) from his previous marriage to Susanna Sievinen.

References

• Personal website: www.janisievinen.com Archived 28 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jani Sievinen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 7 March 2009.

Records
Preceded by Tamás Darnyi	World Record Holder Men's 200 Individual Medley 11 September 1994 – 29 June 2003	Succeeded by Michael Phelps
Preceded by -	World Record Holder Men's 100 Individual Medley (25m) 23 January 1996 – 18 March 2000	Succeeded by Neil Walker
Preceded by -	World Record Holder Men's 200 Individual Medley (25m) 17 January 1992 – 23 March 2000	Succeeded by Attila Czene
Preceded by Luca Sacchi	World Record Holder Men's 400 Individual Medley (25m) 9 February 1993 – 1 February 1997	Succeeded by Marcel Wouda