Jan-Philip Glania

{{short description|German swimmer}}

{{Infobox swimmer

| name = Jan-Philip Glania

| image = JanPhilipGlania-0024.jpg

| caption = Glania in 2015

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| nationality = German

| strokes = Backstroke

| club =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|11|8|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Fulda, West Germany

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height = 1.94 m

| weight = 90 kg

| show-medals = yes

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport|Men's swimming}}

{{MedalCountry|{{GER}}}}

{{MedalCompetition | World Championships (LC)}}

{{MedalBronze|2015 Kazan|4×100 m mixed medley}}

{{MedalCompetition|European Championships (LC)}}

{{MedalBronze|2014 Berlin|100 m backstroke}}

{{MedalBronze|2018 Glasgow|4×100 m medley}}

}}

Jan-Philip Glania (born 8 November 1988) is a German swimmer who specialises in the backstroke.{{cite web |title=Jan-Philip Glania |url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/glania-jan-philip-1122274/ |website=London2012.com |publisher=The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited |accessdate=13 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130128044527/www.london2012.com/athlete/glania-jan-philip-1122274/ |archivedate=28 January 2013}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/jan-philip-glania |title=Jan-Philip Glania |website=Rio2016.com |publisher=Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826095320/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/jan-philip-glania |archivedate=2016-08-26}}{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gl/jan-philip-glania-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417221801/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gl/jan-philip-glania-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-17 |title=Jan-Philip Glania |access-date=2017-10-02}}

At the 2012 Summer Olympics he finished 12th overall in the heats in the Men's 100 metre backstroke and 6th in the semi-final, but failed to reach the final. He also reached the semi-finals in the 200 m backstroke.

At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, he competed in the 100 m backstroke. He finished 12th in the semifinals and did not qualify for the final.{{Cite web |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/swimming-standings-sw-mens-100m-backstroke |title=Swimming: Men's 100m Backstroke |website=Rio2016.com |publisher=Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016 |access-date=2016-09-06 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921152537/https://www.rio2016.com/en/swimming-standings-sw-mens-100m-backstroke |archivedate=2016-09-21}} He also competed in the 200 m backstroke where he finished 9th in the semifinals and did not qualify for the final.{{Cite web |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/swimming-standings-sw-mens-200m-backstroke |title=Swimming: Men's 200m Backstroke |website=Rio2016.com |publisher=Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016 |access-date=2016-09-06 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160922170901/https://www.rio2016.com/en/swimming-standings-sw-mens-200m-backstroke |archivedate=2016-09-22}} Glania was a member of the 4 x 100 medley relay team which finished in 7th place.{{Cite web |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/swimming-standings-sw-mens-4-x-100m-medley-relay |title=Swimming: Men's 4 x 100m Medley Relay |website=Rio2016.com |publisher=Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016 |access-date=2016-09-06 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826094712/https://www.rio2016.com/en/swimming-standings-sw-mens-4-x-100m-medley-relay |archivedate=2016-08-26}}