Women's 3m Springboard Diving: 11th place
Born
August 23, 1991
Birthplace
Montreal, Quebec
Residence:
Laval, Quebec
Did you know?
At only 16 years of age, breezing through junior levels to make the senior national team in 2007 and with already 15 medals from national and international competitions, Jennifer Abel was among the youngest athletes to qualify for the Beijing Summer Olympics, only trumped in age by a few in the present and past, notably her Olympic diving teammate/superstar Alexandre Despatie, who was 15 when he went to the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
Career Highlights in 2008
Maple Leaf Simply Fresh Canada Cup: bronze, 3m synchro(with Meaghan Benfeito)
Winter Senior National Championships: gold, 1m; gold, 3m synchro(with Meaghan Benfeito); silver, 3m synchro (with Meaghan Benfeito)
FINA World Cup: 11th, 3m synchro
Spain Grand Prix: bronze, 3m
Career Highlights in 2007
Pan Am Junior Championships: gold, 3m; gold, 3m synchro(with Meaghan Benfeito); silver, 1m
Canada Cup: gold, 3m synchro (with Meaghan Benfeito)
Career Highlights in 2006
FINA World Junior Championships: bronze, 3m
Speedo Junior National Championships: silver, 1m; silver, 3m synchro (with Meaghan Benfeito); gold, 10m
Summer Senior National Championships: bronze, 1m
Spain Grand Prix: 6th, 10m; silver, 10m(with Carol-Ann Ware)
Career Highlights in 2005
Speedo Junior National Championships: silver, 1m; 5th, 3m; 4th, 10m
Sources
Diving Plongeon Canada
Toronto Star
CBC Olympics
