Jennifer Gerilyn Oakes (born February 4, 1998) is a Canadian sitting volleyball player.
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| Full name | Jennifer Gerilyn Oakes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | February 4, 1998[1] Calgary, Alberta, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sitting volleyball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | VS1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editOakes competed at the World Para Volleyball Championship in 2022 and won a silver medal, Canada's first ever medal in sitting volleyball at a major international event.[2]
On July 22, 2024, she was named to Canada's roster to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[3][4] She won a bronze medal in sitting volleyball, Canada's first ever medal in the event.[5]
Personal life
editIn July 2015, Oakes injured her right leg in a boating accident.[6] She wasn't holding on and was knocked off the front of the boat and run over. The propeller narrowly missed her head and torso. Doctors were forced to amputate her leg below the knee.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Jennifer Oakes". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ "Historic silver medal for Canada at sitting volleyball world championships". paralympic.ca. November 11, 2022. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ "Canada's women's sitting volleyball team nominated for Paris 2024 Paralympic Games". paralympic.ca. July 22, 2024. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ "Heidi Peters sets focus on a medal: 'We can't wait'". paralympic.ca. May 30, 2024. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ "Canadian women's sitting volleyball team ends Paralympic team sport podium drought". The Chronicle-Journal. September 7, 2024. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ "Jennifer Oakes". paralympic.ca. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ "Oakes starring for Canada's Paralympic volleyball team 13 months after accident". ctvnews.ca. September 12, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
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