Jani Nikanor Sievinen (pronounced[ˈjɑniˈsie̯ʋinen]ⓘ; born 31 March 1974) is a formermedleyswimmer fromFinland, who won the silver medal in the200 m individual medley at the1996 Summer Olympics inAtlanta,Georgia. In winning theWorld Championship 200m individual medley title in 1994, he established a new world record of 1:58.16 which lasted for almost nine years until it was broken byMichael Phelps (USA).
Jani Sievinen was married to Mari Sievinen. They have three daughters (born 2008, 2010 and 2013). Sievinen also has two sons (born 1997 and 2001) from his previous marriage to Susanna Sievinen.
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| Preceded by | World Record Holder Men's 200 Individual Medley 11 September 1994 – 29 June 2003 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by - | World Record Holder Men's 100 Individual Medley (25m) 23 January 1996 – 18 March 2000 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by - | World Record Holder Men's 200 Individual Medley (25m) 17 January 1992 – 23 March 2000 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | World Record Holder Men's 400 Individual Medley (25m) 9 February 1993 – 1 February 1997 | Succeeded by |
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