Janet Evans

Quick Facts

Full Name	Janet Evans
Occupation	Swimmer
Date Of Birth	Aug 28, 1971(1971-08-28)
Age	53
Birthplace	Fullerton
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Leo

Janet Evans Biography

Janet Evans is one of the most popular and richest Swimmer who was born on August 28, 1971 in Fullerton, California, United States. She was a gold medalist at the 1988 and 1992 Olympics of swimming. From 2008 to 2007, she held the world record in the 1500 meter freestyle.

To light the torch at the 1996 Atlanta games, she handed the Olympic torch She handed the Olympic torch to Muhammad Ali to light the cauldron at the 1996 Atlanta games..

In 1987, she broke the world records in the 400-meter, 800-meter, and 1,500-meter freestyle distances. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, she won three individual gold medals, and she also earned the nickname “Miss Perpetual Motion.”.

Following her outstanding performance of 1988, Evans continued to dominate the world’s long-distance swimming competitions (400 meters and above). Evans became the first woman to win back-to-back Olympic and world championship titles in any one swimming event by winning the 1988 and 1992 Olympic gold medals and the 1991 and 1994 world championships in the 800-meter freestyle race. She would astonishingly go undefeated in all of the 400-, 800-, and 1500-meter freestyle events for over five years, only being broken with her shock defeat by Dagmar Hase in the 400-meter freestyle at the Barcelona Olympics, where she led for almost the entire race but was narrowly caught at the end.

In 2004, she married Bill Willson.

Janet Evans Net Worth

Janet Evans is one of the richest Swimmer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Janet Evans 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was a swimmer for Stanford University.

She started swimming competitively when she was just a teenager.

Janet Beth Evans (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.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Janet Evans height 5 ft 5 im Janet weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Janet Evans Dating?

According to our records, Janet Evans married to Bill Willson. As of December 1, 2023, Janet Evans’s is not dating anyone.

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Evans ended her swimming career, for all practical purposes, at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. She did not win any medals, but she did add one more highlight to her life. She was given the honor of carrying the Olympic torch in the opening ceremony, and she handed the torch to the American boxing legend Muhammad Ali to light the cauldron. On July 27, 1996, she was in a building being interviewed by a German newsman when a bomb exploded nearby. The explosion very lightly shook the building and startled Evans.

Facts & Trivia

Janet Ranked on the list of most popular Swimmer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Janet Evans celebrates birthday on August 28 of every year.

Evans was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an “Honor Swimmer” in 2001.

Top Facts about Janet Evans

1. Janet Evans is a retired American swimmer.
2. She won 4 Olympic gold medals and 1 silver.
3. Evans set 7 world records during her career.
4. Her signature event was the 800-meter freestyle.
5. She was known for her unique swimming style.
6. Evans was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 2001.
7. She has been an advocate for water safety and drowning prevention.
8. Evans is also a motivational speaker and author.
9. She attended Stanford University on a swimming scholarship.
10. In total, she won 45 national titles throughout her career.

Where is Janet Evans today?

Evans is married and lives in Southern California with her husband and two children, Sydney and Jake. Full-time mother of two, Evans still manages to make time to pursue motivational speaking and is the ambassador of LYFE Kitchen, a restaurant chain.

Who is Janet Evans husband?

Bill Willson

What did Janet Evans do in the Olympics?

Janet Evans is an American former swimmer and five-time Olympic medalist. At just 15 years old, she broke world records in the 400-, 800- and 1,500-meter freestyle. Evans won gold medals in all three of her races a year later at the Olympic Games Seoul 1988, while also setting a world-record time in the 400 freestyle.

How tall is the shortest female swimmer?

With Work, Short Swimmers Can be Successful Although the average swimmer height at the 2016 Olympics was 5 inches above the worldwide average, there were still many shorter swimmers who were able to compete. The shortest male participant stood at 5’6″ (168 cm), while the shortest female participant was 5’1″ (155 cm).

Is Janet Evans married?

Bill Willson