Tom Jager
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Thomas Michael "Tom"•Jager |
| Used name | Tom•Jager |
| Born | 6 October 1964 in East St. Louis, Missouri (USA) |
| Measurements | 190 cm / 82 kg |
| Affiliations | UCLA Bruins, Los Angeles (USA) |
| NOC |  United States |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 5 |
| Silver | 1 |
| Bronze | 1 |
| Total | 7 |
Biography
Tom Jager won seven Olympic swimming medals and five gold medals. All of his golds came in relays. His individual medals were a silver in the 1988 50 metre freestyle and bronze in the 1992 50 metre freestyle. Jager was a pure sprinter, specializing in the 50 free, at which he set six world records. He won the first two world championships at that event in 1986 and 1991. His other major international titles came in the 50 free at the 1989 and 1991 Pan-Pacific Championships. His great sprint rivals were Matt Biondi, who beat him at the Olympics in 1988, and Aleksandr Popov (RUS), who won the 50 freestyle in 1992 and 1996.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | USA |
Tom Jager | |||
| 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic) | United States | 1 | Gold | |||
| 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Men (Olympic) | United States | 1 | Gold | |||
| 1988 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | USA |
Tom Jager | |||
| 50 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic) | 2 | Silver | ||||
| 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic) | United States | 1 | Gold | |||
| 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Men (Olympic) | United States | 1 | Gold | |||
| 1992 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | USA |
Tom Jager | |||
| 50 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic) | 3 | Bronze | ||||
| 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic) | United States | 1 | Gold |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Pan American Games (1–0–1 1995 Mar del Plata SWI gold: 4×100 m freestyle relay, bronze: 50 m freestyle)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Universiade (0–3–1 1983 Edmonton SWI silver: 100 m freestyle, 100 m butterfly, and 4×100 m freestyle relay, bronze: 4×100 m medley relay)
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a World Record in Long Course Swimming (50 m freestyle – 13 August 1987 - 24 September 1988 and 20 August 1989 - 1 June 2000: 22.32 (13 August 1987; Brisbane, AUS), 22.23 (25 March 1988; Orlando, USA), 22.12 (20 August 1989; Tokyo, JPN), 21.98 (24 March 1990; Nashville, USA), 21.81 (24 March 1990; Nashville, USA); 4×100 m freestyle relay – 23 September 1988 - 12 August 1995: 3:16.53 (23 September 1988; Seoul, KOR))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships (5–0–0 1987 Brisbane gold: 50 m freestyle; 1989 Tokyo gold: 50 m freestyle and 4×100 m freestyle relay; 1991 Edmonton gold: 50 m freestyle and 4×100 m freestyle relay)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Aquatics Championships (6–0–1 1982 Guayaquil SWI gold: 4×100 m freestyle relay (swam in heats only); 1986 Madrid SWI gold: 50 m freestyle, 4×100 m freestyle relay, 4×100 m medley relay (swam in heats only), bronze: 100 m freestyle; 1991 Perth SWI gold: 50 m freestyle and 4×100 m freestyle relay)