Jana Henke
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Jana•Henke |
| Used name | Jana•Henke |
| Born | 1 October 1973 in Löbau, Sachsen (GER) |
| Measurements | 170 cm / 60 kg |
| Affiliations | OSC Potsdam, Potsdam (GER) |
| NOC |  Germany |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Biography
Jana Henke was a German long-distance freestyle swimmer who won the bronze medal over 800 metres at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. She then finished seventh at both the 2000 Sydney and the 2004 Athens Games in the same event. In 1991 and 1993, Henke added two more bronze medals at the World Championships. At the Europeans, she reached the podium six times, winning two medals of each colour.
Nationally, Henke won 16 titles and was awarded the Silver Bay Leaf, Germany’s highest sports award. She later became a bath keeper, involved in bathing supervision, technical systems, and garden maintenance, at Burgkunstadt.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | GER |
Jana Henke | |||
| 800 metres Freestyle, Women (Olympic) | 3 | Bronze | ||||
| 2000 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | GER |
Jana Henke | |||
| 800 metres Freestyle, Women (Olympic) | 7 | |||||
| 2004 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | GER |
Jana Henke | |||
| 800 metres Freestyle, Women (Olympic) | 7 |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Aquatics Championships (2–2–2 1991 Athina SWM silver: 800 m freestyle; 1993 Sheffield SWM gold: 800 m freestyle; 1995 Wien SWM silver: 800 m freestyle; 1997 Sevilla SWM bronze: 800 m freestyle; 1999 İstanbul SWM bronze: 800 m freestyle; 2002 Berlin SWM gold: 800 m freestyle)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Swimming Championships (25 m) (0–0–1 1999 Lisboa bronze: 800 m freestyle)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Aquatics Championships (0–0–2 1991 Perth SWI bronze: 800 m freestyle; 2003 Barcelona SWI bronze: 1500 m freestyle)