Janie Wagstaff
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Elizabeth Jane "Janie"•Wagstaff |
| Used name | Janie•Wagstaff |
| Born | 22 July 1974 in Kansas City, Missouri (USA) |
| Measurements | 180 cm / 66 kg |
| NOC |  United States |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 1 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 1 |
Biography
Janie Wagstaff was a backstroker who swam both backstroke events at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, and also won a gold medal with the medley relay. Wagstaff had won bronze medals in both backstrokes at the 1991 World Championships, also winning a medley relay gold there.
Wagstaff swam in college at the University of Florida. During her college career she won five Southeastern Conference individual titles, and helped Florida win five conference relay titles. She was named an All-American 11 times. Wagstaff left Florida to train for the 1996 Olympics, but did not make the US team for Atlanta.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | USA |
Janie Wagstaff | |||
| 100 metres Backstroke, Women (Olympic) | 5 | |||||
| 200 metres Backstroke, Women (Olympic) | 17 | |||||
| 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Women (Olympic) | United States | 1 | Gold |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships (2–0–1 1991 Edmonton gold: 100 m backstroke and 4×100 m medley relay, bronze: 200 m backstroke)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Aquatics Championships (1–0–2 1991 Perth SWI gold: 4×100 m medley relay, bronze: 100 m backstroke and 200 m backstroke)