Jennifer Abel
 Abel at the 2010 Commonwealth Games | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 23, 1991 Montreal, Canada[1] |
| Residence | Laval, Quebec, Canada[2] |
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[3] |
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb; 9.8 st) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Canada |
| Sport | Diving |
| Event(s) | 3 metres & 3 metres synchro |
| Club | Pointe-Claire Diving Club |
| Partner | Pamela Ware |
| Former partner(s) | Émilie Heymans |
| Coached by | Arturo Miranda |
Medal record
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Jennifer Abel (born August 23, 1991) is a Canadian diver. She is currently partnered with Pamela Ware for synchronized diving. She won a Olympic bronze medalist at the 2012 London Olympics in the 3 m synchro diving event with Émilie Heymans. Abel is the two time Commonwealth Games champion in the 1 m springboard, in 2010 and 2014; she is also the 2015 Pan American Games champion in the 3 m springboard.
Career
Abel became one of Canada's youngest ever divers when she had her debut Olympics at the age of 16 in the 2008 Summer Olympics.[4] Though failing to medal at the Olympic games that year, Abel did achieve success together with partner Emilie Heymans on the Grand Prix circuit, winning several medals.[5] Their work together would continue after that and Abel would gain from Heymans' experience which would build through to more Grand Prix medals through to 2010.[5]
She became the 2010 Commonwealth Games champion in both the 1 m springboard and the 3 m synchro springboard with Émilie Heymans as well as holding a 2010 Commonwealth silver in the 3 m springboard. After her positive results she said that "This was my first Commonwealth Games and I didn't expect to win so many medals. It shows I'm on the right track for the Olympics."[6] In 2011, Abel also has achieved a bronze medal and a silver medal from the world championships in the 3 m springboard and the 3 m synchro again with Heymans. She then went on to win a silver with Heymans at the 2011 Pan American Games in the 3 metre synchro event. For the year of 2011, Abel was named the Aquatic Federation of Canada's female athlete of the year.[5]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal, with her partner Heymans, in the 3 m springboard synchronized diving event.[7] On winning her first Olympic medal at the age of 20, Abel said “Since the beginning of the year we’ve been really nervous about that moment. I think it takes time to just calm down and just realize it.”[8]
Abel competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, she and partner Pamela Ware won the silver medal in 3 m synchro springboard. She next competed in the 1 m springboard where she won the gold medal. Abel finished with a silver medal in the 3 m single springboard event, completing a three medal games for her. At the 2016 Summer Olympics Abel finished fourth in both the solo and synchro 3 m springboard events.[3][9]
Personal life
Abel is of Haitian descent.[10]
References
- ↑ Jennifer Abel. sports-reference.com
- ↑ Jennifer Abel. nbcolympics.com
- 1 2 Jennifer Abel. rio2016.com
- ↑ "Dive Canada profile". Dive Canada. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
- 1 2 3 "Jennifer Abel profile". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
- ↑ Jesse Campigotto (October 13, 2012). "Canada's Abel adds 3rd diving medal". CBC Sports. Archived from the original on January 20, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
- ↑ CTV, CTV 2012 London Summer Olympics, airdate: 29 July 2012, circa 10:45am EDT
- ↑ "Heymans, Abel capture Canada's 1st medal at London Olympics". CBC Sports. July 29, 2012. Archived from the original on January 20, 2015.
- ↑ Doug Harrison (August 14, 2016). "Jennifer Abel misses Olympic diving podium in 3m springboard". CBC Sports.
- ↑ "Diver Jennifer Abel Wins Bronze for Canada". Defend Haiti. July 30, 2012. Archived from the original on August 13, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
External links
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