Alex Jany

Biographical information

Roles	Competed in Olympic Games
Sex	Male
Full name	Alexandre Charles Sixte “Alex”•Jany
Used name	Alex•Jany
Born	5 January 1929 in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne (FRA)
Died	18 July 2001 in Marseille (Marseilles), Bouches-du-Rhône (FRA)
Measurements	187 cm / 107 kg
Affiliations	Dauphins du TOEC, Toulouse (FRA) / CRS Marseille, Marseille (FRA)
NOC	France

Medals	OG
Gold	0
Silver	0
Bronze	2
Total	2

Results

Games	Discipline (Sport) / Event	NOC / Team	Pos	Medal	As
1948 Summer Olympics	Swimming (Aquatics)	FRA			Alex Jany
	100 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic)		5
	400 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic)		6
	1,500 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic)		DNS
	4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic)	France	3	Bronze
1952 Summer Olympics	Swimming (Aquatics)	FRA			Alex Jany
	100 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic)		=12
	4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic)	France	3	Bronze
1956 Summer Olympics	Swimming (Aquatics)	FRA			Alex Jany
	100 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic)		=28
	4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic)	France	9
1960 Summer Olympics	Water Polo (Aquatics)	FRA			Alex Jany
	Water Polo, Men (Olympic)	France	=9

Olympic family relations

Brother of Ginette Jany-Sendral

Special Notes

Listed in Olympians Who Set a European Record in Long Course Swimming (100 m freestyle – 12 June 1946 - 31 August 1955: 56.7 (12 June 1946; Marseille, FRA), 56.6 (18 September 1946; Marseille, FRA), 56.2 (10 September 1947; Monte Carlo, MON), 55.8 (15 September 1947; Menton, FRA); 200 m freestyle – 15 September 1945 - 4 March 1955: 2:09.8 (15 September 1945; Marseille, FRA), 2:05.4 (20 September 1946; Marseille, FRA); 400 m freestyle – 21 September 1946 - 10 July 1951: 4:45.8 (21 September 1946; Marseille, FRA), 4:35.2 (12 September 1947; Monte Carlo, MON); 4×100 m freestyle relay – 15 December 1946 - 20 August 1949: 3:58.4 (15 December 1946; Toulouse, FRA); 4×200 m freestyle relay – 24 September 1946 - 14 September 1947 and 2 August 1951 - 4 November 1956: 9:05.4 (24 September 1946; Cannes, FRA), 9:03.4 (12 September 1947; Monte Carlo, MON), 8:33.0 (2 August 1951; Marseille, FRA); 3×100 m medley relay – 8 August 1946 - 13 May 1951 and 25 March 1952 - 31 December 1952: 3:16.9 (8 August 1946; Toulouse, FRA), 3:12.3 (16 September 1946; Marseille, FRA), 3:09.6 (25 March 1952; Troyes, FRA); 4×100 m medley relay – 22 March 1953 - 1 April 1953: 4:32.2 (22 March 1953; Charleroi, BEL))
Listed in Olympians Who Set a World Record in Long Course Swimming (100 m freestyle – 15 September 1947 - 29 June 1948: 55.8 (15 September 1947; Menton, FRA); 200 m freestyle – 20 September 1946 - 31 March 1950: 2:05.4 (20 September 1946; Marseille, FRA); 400 m freestyle – 12 September 1947 - 24 July 1949: 4:35.2 (12 September 1947; Monte Carlo, MON); 4×200 m freestyle relay – 2 August 1951 - 16 February 1952: 8:33.0 (2 August 1951; Marseille, FRA); 3×100 m medley relay – 8 August 1946 - 13 May 1951 and 25 March 1952 - 31 December 1952: 3:16.9 (8 August 1946; Toulouse, FRA), 3:12.3 (16 September 1946; Marseille, FRA); 3:09.6 (25 March 1952; Troyes, FRA); 4×100 m medley relay – 22 March 1953 - 1 April 1953: 4:32.2 (22 March 1953; Charleroi, BEL))
Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Aquatics Championships (4–2–0 1947 Monte Carlo SWM gold: 100 m freestyle and 400 m freestyle, silver: 4×200 m freestyle relay; 1950 Wien SWM gold: 100 m freestyle and 400 m freestyle, silver: 4×200 m freestyle relay)
Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Mediterranean Games (4–0–0 1951 Al-Iskanderiya SWI gold: 100 m freestyle, 4×200 m freestyle relay, and 3×100 m medley relay; 1955 Barcelona SWI gold: 4×200 m freestyle relay)