What are Janet Evans' most notable Olympic achievements?

She won four Olympic gold medals (1988, 1992, 1996) and one silver medal (1996), specializing in the 400m, 800m, and 1500m freestyle events.

Where did Janet Evans pursue her education?

She attended the University of Southern California, Stanford University, and the University of Texas at Austin.

What records did Janet Evans hold during her career?

She set multiple world records in the 400m, 800m, and 1500m freestyle events, including the 800m freestyle record that stood for 20 years.

Was Janet Evans inducted into any halls of fame?

Yes, she was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 2003.

Janet Evans

American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder

Person human Q49286

Facts

20 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: female^[11]
Date of birth: August 28, 1971
Place of birth: Fullerton
Country of citizenship: United States^[4]
Occupation: swimmer
Educated at: University of Southern California, Stanford University, University of Texas at Austin, El Dorado High School^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]
Award received: International Swimming Hall of Fame, Honda Sports Award for Swimming & Diving^[9]^[10]
Official website: www.janetevans.com^[16]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[25]
Birth name: Janet Beth Evans^[26]
Country for sport: United States^[27]
Family name: Evans^[14]
Given name: Janet^[15]
Height: +1.65^[28]
Mass: +54^[29]
Member of sports team: Stanford Cardinal^[12]
Participant in: 1996 Summer Olympics, 1992 Summer Olympics, 1988 Summer Olympics, swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – women's 400 metre freestyle, swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics – women's 400 metre freestyle, swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – women's 800 metre freestyle, swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics – women's 800 metre freestyle, swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – women's 400 metre individual medley^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]^[21]^[22]^[23]^[24]
Social media followers: 17k (17k–18k, n=4)^[30]^[31]^[32]^[33]
Sport: competitive swimming^[13]

🏷️ Also known as

en Janet Beth Evans en Janet Evans en Janet Elizabeth Evans ar جانيت إيفانز cs Janet Evansová de Janet Elizabeth Evans es Janet Beth Evans es Janet Elizabeth Evans fa جانت اوانز fi Janet Beth Evans fr Janet Beth Evans he ג'נט אוונס hu Janet Beth Evans ja ジャネット・エバンス ko 재닛 에번스 pl Janet Elizabeth Evans pt Janet Elizabeth Evans ru Джанет Эванс ru Эванс, Джанет uk Дженет Еванс

🔖 Identifiers · 32

ISNI: 0000000035630505
VIAF cluster ID: 36362815
Library of Congress authority ID: n2007015913
GND ID: 173961290
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Janet Evans takes the Pool Safely Pledge.jpg ↗
Dimensions.com element ID: janet-evans
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Janet-Evans
Encyclopædia Universalis ID: janet-evans
FAST ID: 1668878
Freebase ID: /m/0swn5
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID: janet-evans
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme): 0247485

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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID: Janet_Evans
IMDb ID: nm1020466
InterSportStats athlete ID: 20518
International Swimming Hall of Fame honoree ID: janet-evans-(usa)
JRC Names ID: 182763
Munzinger Sport number: 01000002464
Notable Names Database ID: 376/000166875
Olympedia people ID: 51014
Olympic.org athlete ID (archived): janet-evans
Olympics.com athlete ID: janet-evans
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID: 3899284
Prabook ID: 1715587
Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID (archived): ev/janet-evans-1
Swimrankings.net swimmer ID: 4041716
TMDB person ID: 1217818
TeamUSA.com Hall of Fame member ID: janet-evans
Trading Card Database name ID: 17315
World Aquatics athlete ID: 1063733
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJvRRPVRdH6fdqJcGrhrbd
X (Twitter) username: janetevans

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Educated at 3

Stanford University, University of Southern California, University of Texas at Austin

Participant in 3

1996 Summer Olympics, 1992 Summer Olympics, 1988 Summer Olympics

Award received 1

International Swimming Hall of Fame

Country for sport 1

United States

Country of citizenship 1

United States

Family name 1

Evans

Given name 1

Janet

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

English

Member of sports team 1

Stanford Cardinal

Occupation 1

swimmer

Place of birth 1

Fullerton

Sex or gender 1

female

Sport 1

competitive swimming

← SNARC ID 1

University of Canberra

← Winner 1

James E. Sullivan Award

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Summary

Janet Evans was born on August 28, 1971^[1], in Fullerton^[2]. She has worked as a swimmer^[3].

FAQs

Where was Janet Evans born?

Janet Evans was born in Fullerton^[2].

What did Janet Evans do for work?

Janet Evans worked as a swimmer^[3].

Where did Janet Evans go to school?

Janet Evans was educated at University of Southern California^[5], Stanford University^[6], University of Texas at Austin^[7], and El Dorado High School^[8].

What awards did Janet Evans receive?

Honors received include International Swimming Hall of Fame^[9] and Honda Sports Award for Swimming & Diving^[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Janet Evans — place of birth (P19): Fullerton. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Janet Evans — sex or gender (P21): female. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Janet Evans — country of citizenship (P27): United States. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Janet Evans — member of sports team (P54): Stanford Cardinal. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Janet Evans — educated at (P69): University of Southern California. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Janet Evans — educated at (P69): Stanford University. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Janet Evans — educated at (P69): University of Texas at Austin. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Janet Evans — educated at (P69): El Dorado High School. Retrieved 2021-03-04. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Janet Evans — occupation (P106): swimmer. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Janet Evans — award received (P166): International Swimming Hall of Fame. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Janet Evans — award received (P166): Honda Sports Award for Swimming & Diving. collegiatewomensportsawards.com. collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Janet Evans — date of birth (P569): August 28, 1971. IMDb. Retrieved 2015-10-17. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Janet Evans — sport (P641): competitive swimming. Retrieved 2022-05-02. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Janet Evans — family name (P734): Evans. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Janet Evans — given name (P735): Janet. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Janet Evans — official website (P856): http://www.janetevans.com. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Janet Evans — participant in (P1344): 1996 Summer Olympics. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Janet Evans — participant in (P1344): 1992 Summer Olympics. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Janet Evans — participant in (P1344): 1988 Summer Olympics. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Janet Evans — participant in (P1344): swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – women's 400 metre freestyle. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Janet Evans — participant in (P1344): swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics – women's 400 metre freestyle. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Janet Evans — participant in (P1344): swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – women's 800 metre freestyle. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Janet Evans — participant in (P1344): swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics – women's 800 metre freestyle. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Janet Evans — participant in (P1344): swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – women's 400 metre individual medley. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Janet Evans — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Janet Evans — birth name (P1477): Janet Beth Evans. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Janet Evans — country for sport (P1532): United States. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Janet Evans — height (P2048): 1.65 m. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Janet Evans — mass (P2067): 54 kg. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Janet Evans — social media followers (P8687): 18,209. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Janet Evans — social media followers (P8687): 18,461. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Janet Evans — social media followers (P8687): 17,750. wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Janet Evans — social media followers (P8687): 17,320. wikidata.org.

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