Jani Sievinen
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 Jani Sievinen |
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Competitor for  Finland |
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| Men’s Swimming | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Silver | 1996 Atlanta | 200 m Medley | |
| World Championships (LC) | |||
| Gold | 1994 Rome | 200 m Medley | |
| Silver | 1994 Rome | 400 m Medley | |
| World Championships (SC) | |||
| Gold | 1999 Hong Kong | 100 m Medley | |
| Gold | 2000 Athens | 200 m Medley | |
| Gold | 2000 Athens | 400 m Medley | |
| Gold | 2002 Moscow | 200 m Medley | |
| Silver | 2000 Athens | 100 m Medley | |
| Silver | 2002 Moscow | 100 m Medley | |
| European Championships (LC) | |||
| Gold | 1993 Sheffield | 200 m Medley | |
| Gold | 1995 Vienna | 200 m Freestyle | |
| Gold | 1995 Vienna | 200 m Medley | |
| Gold | 1995 Vienna | 400 m Medley | |
| Gold | 2002 Berlin | 200 m Medley | |
| Silver | 1993 Sheffield | 400 m Medley | |
| Silver | 2004 Madrid | 200 m Medley | |
| Bronze | 1997 Seville | 200 m Medley | |
| Bronze | 1999 Istanbul | 200 m Medley | |
| European Championships (SC) | |||
| Gold | 1991 Gelsenkirchen | 50 m Backstroke | |
Jani Nikanor Sievinen (pronunciation ) (born March 31, 1974 in Vihti) 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. Together with Antti Kasvio he was Finland's leading swimmer in the 1990s, thanks to his father Esa Sievinen who made him one of the most versatile swimmers in the world.
He won his first title in long course, at the 1993 European Swimming Championships in Sheffield, and became world champion one year later, at the 1994 World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy in the 200 m Individual Medley. Sievinen competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1992.
At the European Short Course Swimming Championships 2006 in Helsinki the four-time World and twelve-time European Champion concluded his 16-year international career which started with the 50 m backstroke gold medal at the European Sprint Championships in Gelsenkirchen (GER) in 1991. Called “Mr Swimming Finland“ in his home country, he is focusing on winning a further and last medal at the upcoming Continental Championships.
The highlight in Sievinen’s career were the 1994 FINA World Swimming Championships in Rome at the age of 20. He not only gained his only world title on long course in 200 m medley over 1:58.16 minutes but also set a world record that stood of almost nine years before it was broken by the then shooting star Michael Phelps (USA) in 2003. On short course, Sievinen was the fastest swimmer in the World in the 200 m medley for more than twelve years (1992–2004).
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| Records | ||
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Preceded by Tamás Darnyi |
Men's 200 metre individual medley world record holder (long course) January 13, 1991 – June 29, 2003 |
Succeeded by Michael Phelps |
| Preceded by Incumbent |
Men's 100 metre individual medley world record holder (short course) January 23, 1996 – March 18, 2000 |
Succeeded by Neil Walker |
| Preceded by Incumbent |
Men's 200 metre individual medley world record holder (short course) January 17, 1992 – March 23, 2000 |
Succeeded by Atilla Czene |
Preceded by Luca Sacchi |
Men's 400 metre individual medley world record holder (short course) February 9, 1993 – February 1, 1997 |
Succeeded by Marcel Wouda |
| Awards | ||
| Preceded by Juha Kankkunen |
Finnish Sportsman of the Year 1994 |
Succeeded by Jari Litmanen |
