Great Olympians

Biographies - EV

Eva - Eve


Janet Evans

B. 1971-08-21, USA
Swimming (4 gold, 1 silver)
1988 1992 1996 HP
400 m Free-style gold silver B-fin, dns 10406.4
800 m Free-style gold gold sixth 20160
400 m Medley gold 6400
36966.4

World Champion at 400 and 800 m free-style in 1991 and again at 800 m in '94.
She was being interviewed for German TV when the bomb shocked Centennial Park at Atlanta, thus bringing that event live on TV.


Bernt Evensen

Norway
Speed Skating (1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)
1928 1932 HP
500 m gold silver 10400
1500 m silver H:3rd 4272
5000 m bronze sixth 3200
10000 m - sixth 640
18512

The gold on 500 m  at St.Moritz was a tie with Arnold Thunberg
The 10000 m at St Moritz was cancelled (due to thawing ice) with him having skated the second time of the 7 participants already in.


Caroline Evers-Swindell

B. 1978-10-10, Hastings, New Zealand
Rowing (2 gold)
2004 2008 HP
Double Sculls gold gold 16000
16000

Twice together with her twin sisten Georgina.


Georgina Evers-Swindell

B. 1978-10-10, Hastings, New Zealand
Rowing (2 gold)
2004 2008 HP
Double Sculls gold gold 16000
16000

Twice together with her twin sisten Caroline.


last modified 2002-10-28

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