Jill Bakken (born January 25, 1977) is an American Olympic bobsledder who has competed since 1994. As the driver, she and partner Vonetta Flowers won the gold medal in Bobsleigh at the 2002 Winter Olympics for the U.S. Bakken's best Bobsleigh World Cup season finish was second in the two-woman event in 1999–2000. Bakken was a Specialist in the Utah Army National Guard and sponsored by the Army World Class Athlete Program at the time she won gold.[2]
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 25, 1977 Portland, Oregon | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.67 m)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 143 lb (65 kg)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Bobsleigh | ||||||||||||||||
| Event | Two-woman | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bakken is a graduate of Lake Washington High School[3] and an alumna of Eastern Washington University, transferring there in 2005. She has also attended the University of Utah and Oregon State University, playing one season of soccer as a defender at the latter.[4][5]
Bakken is now a driving coach for the Canadian bobsleigh team and is married to Florian Linder who is also a coach for the Canadian bobsled team.
References
edit- ^ a b Jill Bakken at Olympedia
- ^ National Guard Bobsledder Jill Bakken Wins Olympic Gold, United States Department of Defense, February 27, 2002, archived from the original on December 12, 2012
- ^ "Back-to-school time for gold medalist Jill Bakken" , Seattle Times, March 23, 2002
- ^ "Former soccer player earns gold". The Oregon State University Alumni Association. April 2002. Archived from the original on 2006-08-31. Retrieved 2007-02-05.
- ^ "2020 Oregon State Women's Soccer History and Records" (PDF). Oregon State Beavers. June 17, 2021. p. 10. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 28, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
External links
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- Bobsleigh two-woman Olympic medalists since 2002 Archived 2003-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
- CNNSi.com February 20, 2002 article on Bakken and Flowers victory in the two-woman event.
- ESPN.com February 19, 2002 article on Bakken's gold.
- FIBT profile Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
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