Jan-Philip Glania
Appearance
![]() Glania in 2015 | |
Personal information | |
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Nationality | German |
Born | Fulda, West Germany | 8 November 1988
Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) |
Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Backstroke |
Medal record |
Jan-Philip Glania (born 8 November 1988) is a German swimmer who specialises in the backstroke.[1][2][3]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics he finished 12th overall in the heats in the Men's 100 metre backstroke and 6th in the semi-final, but failed to reach the final. He also reached the semi-finals in the 200 m backstroke.[3]
At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, he competed in the 100 m backstroke. He finished 12th in the semifinals and did not qualify for the final.[4] He also competed in the 200 m backstroke where he finished 9th in the semifinals and did not qualify for the final.[5] Glania was a member of the 4 x 100 medley relay team which finished in 7th place.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jan-Philip Glania". London2012.com. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
- ^ "Jan-Philip Glania". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26.
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jan-Philip Glania". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
- ^ "Swimming: Men's 100m Backstroke". Rio2016.com. Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-09-21. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
- ^ "Swimming: Men's 200m Backstroke". Rio2016.com. Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-09-22. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
- ^ "Swimming: Men's 4 x 100m Medley Relay". Rio2016.com. Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
External links
[edit]- Jan-Philip Glania at Olympics.com
- Jan-Philip Glania at the Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund (in German)
Categories:
- German male backstroke swimmers
- Living people
- Olympic swimmers for Germany
- Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Male backstroke swimmers
- 1988 births
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- Sportspeople from Fulda
- European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- 20th-century German sportspeople
- 21st-century German people
- German swimming biography stubs