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Full name | Alexandre Charles Sixte Jany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 5 January 1929 Toulouse, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 18 July 2001 72) Marseilles, France | (aged||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 107 kg (236 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Dauphins du TOEC, Toulouse CRS Marseille | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Alexandre Charles Sixte "Alex" Jany[1] (5 January 1929 – 18 July 2001) was a French freestyle swimmer and water polo player. As a swimmer, he competed in 100–400 m events at the 1948, 1952 and 1956 Olympics, alongside his sister Ginette Jany-Sendral, and he won bronze medals in the 4 × 200 m relay in 1948 and 1952. In 1948 he placed fifth-sixth in the individual 100 m and 400 m events; he won those events at the 1947 and 1950 European championships, setting world records in both in 1947. At the 1960 Olympics he competed only in water polo and placed ninth.[2] In 1977 he was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.[3]
He won the 1946 ASA British 'Open' National Championship 100 metres freestyle title.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ "Alex Jany". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
Full name: Alexandre Charles Sixte "Alex" Jany
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alex Jany". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ↑ "ALEX JANY (FRA) 1977 Honor Swimmer". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ↑ ""Amateur Swimming Championships." Times, 19 Aug. 1946, p. 8". Times Digital Archive. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
100 YARDS MEN'S FREE STYLE CHAMPIONSHIP.-A. Jany (Dauphins du T.O.E.C.). 52sec. (British record)
External links
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