Jan-Philip Glania
Glania in 2015
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1988-11-08) 8 November 1988
Fulda, West Germany
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Germany
World Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place2015 Kazan4×100 m mixed medley
European Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place2014 Berlin100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place2018 Glasgow4×100 m medley

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

  1. "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.
  2. "Jan-Philip Glania". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26.
  3. 1 2 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.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. "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.


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