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   Janet Beth Evans OLY (born August 28, 1971) is an American former competition swimmer who specialized in distance freestyle events. Evans was a world champion and world record-holder, and won a total of four gold medals at the 1988 and the 1992 Olympics.

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3. www.britannica.com › biography › Janet-EvansJanet Evans | Olympic Champion, World Record Holder

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   Janet Evans (born August 28, 1971, Placentia, California, U.S.) is an American swimmer, considered by many to be the greatest distance freestyler of all time, who won four Olympic gold medals. She was the first swimmer in history to win back-to-back Olympic and world championship titles in the same event: the 800-metre freestyle (Olympics: 1988 ...

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4. olympics.com › en › athletesJanet EVANS - Olympics.com

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   Between 1986 and 1995, Janet Evans won 25 out of 27 major international races at 400m and 22 out of 23 at 800m. Her world record for the 800m freestyle lasted through four Olympic Games until it was finally broken at the 2008 Beijing Games.

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     June 22, 1988 - American Janet Evans Takes Olympic Gold Medal in 400m Individual Medley

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6. sports.yahoo.com › janet-evans-people-always-toldJanet Evans: ‘People always told me I would never be an ...

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   May 16, 2024 · American swimmer Janet Evans won a total of four gold medals at the 1988 and 1992 Olympics. Her journey to the podium came with plenty of doubters along the way.

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7. www.youtube.com › watch17 year old Janet Evans smashes 400m free world record in ...

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   Janet Evans breaks her own world record in the 400 meter freestyle by nearly two seconds, securing her second of three golds at the Seoul games #NBCSports #JanetEvans #Tokyo2020 ...more.

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8. www.latimes.com › sports › storyJanet Evans didn’t just set swimming records — she ...

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   Mar 9, 2020 · Janet Evans was less than a year old when Title IX became law. Long before the Olympic gold medals and world records made her a household name as one of the most dominating swimmers...

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   How old is Janet Evans?

   • Janet Evans’s age is 50. Gold medalist in the 1988 and 1992 Olympics for swimming, she held the world record for the 1500 meter freestyle until 2007. The 50-year-old swimmer was born in Placentia, California, USA.

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   How many gold medals did Janet Evans win?

   • Janet Evans. In 1987, at age 15, Evans won four gold medals at the U.S. national championships and set three world records. At the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, she won gold medals in the 400-metre individual medley, the 400-metre freestyle (setting a world record), and the 800-metre freestyle (setting an Olympic record).

   Janet Evans | Olympic Champion, World Record Holder

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   How many times did Janet Evans win the 800m freestyle?

   • Between 1986 and 1995, Janet Evans won 25 out of 27 major international races at 400m and 22 out of 23 at 800m. Her world record for the 800m freestyle lasted through four Olympic Games until it was finally broken at the 2008 Beijing Games.

   Janet EVANS - Olympics.com

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   How old was Janet Evans when Title IX became law?

   • Janet Evans was less than a year old when Title IX became law. Long before the Olympic gold medals and world records made her a household name as one of the most dominating swimmers of all time, the Fullerton native never doubted she would have the same opportunities in the sport as a man.

   Janet Evans didn’t just set swimming records - Los Angeles Times

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10. www.youtube.com › watchUnorthodox Freestyle Swimming Icon Janet Evans - YouTube

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    Jan 26, 2013 · Unorthodox Freestyle Swimming Icon Janet Evans - Seoul 1988 Olympics - YouTube. Olympics. 11.6M subscribers. Subscribed. 1.8K. 771K views 11 years ago #Tokyo2020 #Beijing2022. 📲 Subscribe to...

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