Janie Wagstaff

Personal information

Full name

Elizabeth Jane Wagstaff

Nickname(s)

"Janie"

Nationality

Born

July 22, 1974 (age 37)
Kansas City, Missouri

Height

5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)

Weight

146 lb (66 kg)

Sport

Swimming

College team

Medal record

Women's swimming
Competitor for United States
Gold	Barcelona 1992	4x100 m medley
World Championships (LC)
Gold	1991 Perth	4×100 m medley
Bronze	1991 Perth	100 m backstroke
Bronze	1991 Perth	200 m backstroke

Elizabeth Jane "Janie" Wagstaff (born July 22, 1974) is a former American college and international swimmer who was an Olympic gold medalist.

Wagstaff appeared on the international swimming stage when she took third place in both the 100-meter and 200-meter backstroke events at the 1991 World Aquatics Championships in Perth, Australia. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, Wagstaff was a member of the winning United States women's 4x100-meter medley relay team, together with Lea Loveless, Anita Nall, Crissy Ahmann and Jenny Thompson, for which they received gold medals.^[1]

Wagstaff received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where she swam for coach Chris Martin's Florida Gators swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition from 1992 to 1994.^[2] During her career as a Gator swimmer, Wagstaff was a member of the Gators' NCAA championship 4x100-meter medley relay in 1994, together with teammates Shannon Price, Ashley Tappin and Nicole Haislett, and she also received eleven All-American honors.^[2]

Wagstaff left the University of Florida in September 1994 to train full time for the 1996 Summer Olympics.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Janie Wagstaff. Retrieved November 19, 2010.
^ ^a ^b 2009 Florida Gators Swimming & Diving Media Guide, History, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 88–90 (2009). Retrieved November 19, 2010.
^ Associated Press, "Wagstaff drops out to train for 1996," The Daily Union, p. 12 (September 28, 1994). Retrieved July 18, 2011.

1992 USA Olympic Swimming Team

Men's Team	Mike Barrowman • David Berkoff • Matt Biondi • Greg Burgess • Hans Dersch • Nelson Diebel • Lawrence Frostad • Doug Gjertsen • Joe Hudepohl • Scott Jaffe • Tom Jager • Shaun Jordan • Dan Jorgensen • Ron Karnaugh • Sean Killion • Pablo Morales • Eric Namesnik • Jon Olsen • Jeff Rouse • Roque Santos • Tripp Schwenk • Royce Sharp • Melvin Stewart • Joel Thomas • Dave Wharton

Women's Team	Crissy Ahmann-Leighton • Janet Evans • Nicole Haislett • Erika Hansen • Jill Johnson • Megan Kleine • Lea Loveless • Angel Martino • Anita Nall • Summer Sanders • Ashley Tappin • Jenny Thompson • Dara Torres • Janie Wagstaff • Angie Wester-Krieg

Coaches	Mike Hastings • Richard Quick • Eddie Reese • Mark Schubert • Richard Shoulberg • Nort Thornton • Jon Urbanchek

Persondata
Name	Wagstaff, Janie
Alternative names	Wagstaff, Elizabeth Jane; Wagstaff, E. Jane
Short description	All-American college swimmer, international swimmer, Olympic gold medalist
Date of birth	July 22, 1974
Place of birth	Kansas City, Missouri, United State
Date of death
Place of death