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French swimmer (1929–2001)
Alex Jany
Full name Alexandre Charles Sixte Jany Born 5 January 1929 (1929-01-05 )
Toulouse , France Died 18 July 2001 (2001-07-19 ) (aged 72)
Marseilles , France Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) Weight 107 kg (236 lb) Sport
Swimming Strokes Freestyle Club Dauphins du TOEC, Toulouse CRS Marseille
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]
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Media related to
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1951: France (
Bernardo ,
Vandamme ,
Boiteux ,
Jany )
1955: France (
Montserret ,
Eminente ,
Jany ,
Boiteux )
1959: Italy (
Bianchi ,
Dennerlein ,
Perondini ,
Pucci )
1963: France (
Gropaiz ,
Luyce ,
Pommat ,
Curtillet )
1967: not held
1971: Italy (
Targetti ,
Pangaro ,
Cinquetti ,
Grassi )
1975: Italy (
Revelli ,
Zei ,
Marugo ,
Guarducci )
1979: Italy (
Revelli ,
Quadri ,
Rampazzo ,
Guarducci )
1983: Italy (
Bianconi ,
Guarducci ,
Dell'Uomo ,
Franceschi )
1987: Italy (
Lamberti ,
Rampazzo ,
Trevisan ,
Benucci )
1991: Italy (
Idini ,
Gleria ,
Battistelli ,
Lamberti )
1993: France (unknown )
1997: Italy (
Ghiglione ,
Brembilla ,
Idini ,
Rosolino )
2001: Greece (
Manganas ,
Xylouris ,
Oikonomou ,
Gianniotis )
2005: Italy (
Pelliciari ,
Brembilla ,
Galenda ,
Berbotto )
2009: Italy (
Brembilla ,
Belotti ,
Maglia ,
Magnini )
2013: Italy (
Lestingi ,
Maglia ,
Turrini ,
Di Giorgio )
2018 : Italy (
Ciampi ,
Di Cola ,
Megli ,
Zuin )
2022 : Greece (
Markos ,
Makrygiannis ,
Stamou ,
Vazaios )
1951:
France (3x100m:
Bozon ,
Lusien ,
Jany )
1955:
France (
Bozon ,
Broussard ,
Lusien ,
Eminente )
1959:
Italy (
Schollmeier ,
Lazzari ,
Dennerlein ,
Pucci )
1963:
Italy (
Rora ,
Caramelli ,
Fossati ,
Borracci )
1967:
Italy (
Del Campo ,
Gross ,
Fossati ,
Boscaini )
1971:
Spain (
Esteva ,
Balcells ,
Lang-Lenton ,
Comas )
1975:
Spain (
Esteva ,
Balcells ,
Bonet ,
Comas )
1979:
Italy (
Bellon ,
Peloso ,
Rampazzo ,
Guarducci )
1983:
Italy (
Bortolon ,
Tenderini ,
Tornatore ,
Guarducci )
1987:
Italy (
Battistelli ,
Minervini ,
Rampazzo ,
Trevisan )
1991:
France (unknown )
1993:
France (unknown )
1997:
Italy (
Merisi ,
Fioravanti ,
Gusperti ,
Rosolino )
2001:
Italy (
Laera ,
Rummolo ,
Nalesso ,
Cercato )
2005:
Slovenia (
Medvešek ,
Tahirovič ,
Mencinger ,
Mankoč )
2009:
Spain (
Wildeboer ,
Álvarez ,
Villaécija ,
Alonso ,
Regueira )
2013:
Italy (
Milli ,
Toniato ,
Codia ,
Maglia )
2018 :
Greece (
Christou ,
Karpouzlis ,
Dimitriadis ,
Golomeev )
2022 :
Italy (
Mora ,
Pinzuti ,
Rivolta ,
Bori )