Jana Henke

Jana Henke (born 1 October 1973 in Löbau, Saxony) is a former freestyle swimmer from Germany, who won the bronze medal in the 800 m freestyle at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. She competed in three Summer Olympics for her native country.

Jana Henke
Personal information
Nationality Germany
Born (1973-10-01) 1 October 1973
Löbau, Saxony, East Germany
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubOSC Potsdam
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1992 Barcelona800 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Perth 800 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Barcelona 1500 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 1993 Sheffield 800 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2002 Berlin 800 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1991 Athens 800 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1995 Vienna 800 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Seville 800 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Istanbul 800 m freestyle
European Championships (SC)
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Lisbon 800 m freestyle

References
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jana Henke". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011.


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