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 win a 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 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 a frustrating fourth in both the solo and synchro 3 m springboard events.[2][9]
Abel officially announced her retirement after the Tokyo Olympics.[15]
Personal lifeedit
Abel is of Haitian descent.[16] She is in a relationship with David Lemieux, former IBF middleweight boxing champion.[17] Lemieux proposed to Abel on her return from the 2020 Summer Olympics and they are now engaged.[18]
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^CTV, CTV 2012 London Summer Olympics, airdate: July 29, 2012, circa 10:45am EDT
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^"Qualifying for Tokyo Olympics an unprecedented challenge because of COVID-19". torontosun. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
jennifer, abel, born, august, 1991, canadian, former, diver, currently, partnered, with, mélissa, citrini, beaulieu, synchronized, diving, olympic, bronze, medal, 2012, summer, olympics, synchro, diving, event, with, Émilie, heymans, silver, medal, 2020, summe. Jennifer Abel born August 23 1991 is a Canadian former diver She is currently partnered with Melissa Citrini Beaulieu for synchronized diving She won an Olympic bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 3 m synchro diving event with Emilie Heymans and a silver medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the same event with Melissa Citrini Beaulieu Abel is a four time Commonwealth Games champion in the 1 m and 3 m synchronized springboard and is also a three time Pan American Games champion in the 3 m springboard and 3 m synchronized springboard Her ten medals six silver four bronze at the FINA World Championships are a record for most medals by a Canadian in diving at the world championships Jennifer AbelAbel at the 2010 Commonwealth GamesPersonal informationNationalityCanadianBorn 1991 08 23 August 23 1991 age 32 Montreal Quebec Canada 1 Height1 60 m 5 ft 3 in 2 Weight59 kg 130 lb SportCountryCanadaSportDivingEvent s 3 m 3 m synchroClubPointe Claire Diving ClubPartner s Melissa Citrini BeaulieuFrancois Imbeau DulacFormer partner s Emilie HeymansPamela WareCoached byArturo MirandaMedal record Representing Canada Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 1 1 World Championships 0 6 4 Commonwealth Games 4 3 0 Pan American Games 3 2 0 Total 7 12 5 Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo 3 m synchro 2012 London 3 m synchro World Championships 2011 Shanghai 3 m synchro 2015 Kazan 3 m synchro 2015 Kazan 3 m mixed synchro 2017 Budapest 3 m synchro 2019 Gwangju 3 m synchro 2019 Gwangju 3 m mixed synchro 2011 Shanghai 3 m springboard 2013 Barcelona 3 m synchro 2017 Budapest 3 m springboard 2017 Budapest 3 m mixed synchro Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi 1 m springboard 2010 Delhi 3 m synchro 2014 Glasgow 1 m springboard 2018 Gold Coast 3 m springboard 2010 Delhi 3 m springboard 2014 Glasgow 3 m springboard 2014 Glasgow 3 m synchro Pan American Games 2015 Toronto 3 m springboard 2019 Lima 3 m synchro 2019 Lima 3 m springboard 2011 Guadalajara 3 m synchro 2015 Toronto 3 m synchro Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksCareer editAbel 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 win a 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 Emilie 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 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 a frustrating fourth in both the solo and synchro 3 m springboard events 2 9 Following her disappointing results at the 2016 Olympics Abel began competing with new partner Melissa Citrini Beaulieu At the 2017 World Aquatics Championships they partnered to a silver medal together in their first year in the women s 3 metre synchro springboard event 10 Abel also partnered with Francois Imbeau Dulac in the mixed 3 metre synchro springboard where they won bronze Individually Abel also won a bronze medal at these Championships diving to bronze medal in the 3 metre springboard With these three medals Abel tied Alexandre Despatie for the most medals by a Canadian at the FINA World Championships 11 At the 2018 Commonwealth Games Abel won the women s 3 m springboard event 12 She qualified to represent Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics 13 14 In Tokyo Abel and partner Melissa Citrini Beaulieu were silver medalists in the 3 m springboard event Abel officially announced her retirement after the Tokyo Olympics 15 Personal life editAbel is of Haitian descent 16 She is in a relationship with David Lemieux former IBF middleweight boxing champion 17 Lemieux proposed to Abel on her return from the 2020 Summer Olympics and they are now engaged 18 See also editList of Canadian sports personalitiesReferences edit Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Jennifer Abel Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on April 18 2020 a b Jennifer Abel Rio2016 com Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Archived from the original on October 21 2016 Jennifer Abel nbcolympics com Dive Canada profile Dive Canada Archived from the original on October 1 2011 Retrieved July 26 2011 a b c Jennifer Abel profile Canadian Olympic Committee September 18 2011 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 July 29 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 Canada s Abel Citrini Beaulieu take world diving silver CBC Sports July 17 2017 Jennifer Abel ties Canadian diving record with mixed synchro bronze CBC Sports July 22 2017 Diving Athlete Profile Jennifer ABEL Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games results gc2018 com Retrieved November 13 2021 Qualifying for Tokyo Olympics an unprecedented challenge because of COVID 19 torontosun Retrieved June 27 2021 ABEL Jennifer Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Retrieved September 2 2021 Diving Plungeon Canada Jennifer Abel retires from diving SIRC Retrieved November 24 2021 Diver Jennifer Abel Wins Bronze for Canada Defend Haiti July 30 2012 Archived from the original on January 20 2015 Retrieved August 18 2012 Jennifer Abel La Carte Cachee de David Lemieux TVA May 3 2017 Olympic medallist Jennifer Abel gets engaged at airport after returning from Tokyo Montreal Gazette August 3 2021 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jennifer Abel Jennifer Abel at World Aquatics nbsp Jennifer Abel at the Commonwealth Games Federation archived nbsp Jennifer Abel at Olympics com Jennifer Abel at Team Canada nbsp Diving Plongeon Canada Archived July 22 2016 at the Wayback Machine Canadian Olympic Team Reflects Canada s Multiculturalism at the Wayback Machine archived 2012 07 22 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jennifer Abel amp oldid 1219998516, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
