(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[ˈjɑniˈsie̯ʋinen]ⓘ; 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.
Jani Nikanor Sievinen (pronounced [ˈjɑniˈsie̯ʋinen] ; born 31 March 1974) is a former medley swimmer from Finland, who won the silver medal in the 200 m...
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