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Hillary Janssens (born July 21, 1994 in Surrey, British Columbia) is a Canadian rower from Surrey, British Columbia.[1]

Hillary Janssens

Personal information
Nationality	Canadian
Born	(1994-07-21) July 21, 1994 (age 28) Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Height	189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Country	Canada
Sport	Rowing
Event(s)	Pair, Four, Eight
University team	UBC Thunderbirds
Medal record Women's rowing Representing  Canada Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Coxless pair World Championships 2019 Ottensheim Coxless pair 2018 Bulgaria Coxless pair 2017 Florida Eight (rowing) U23 World Championships 2016 Rotterdam Coxless pair 2015 Plovdiv Coxless four 2014 Varese Coxless four

Hillary and her rowing partner Caileigh Filmer won a gold medal at the 2018 World Rowing Championships in Bulgaria and a bronze medal at the 2019 World Rowing Championships. [2]

Hillary began her rowing career at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver in 2012. Achieving immediate success in the sport, Hillary joined the National Team in 2014. In 2016, she graduated from UBC with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. In her five years rowing for UBC, she was undefeated in the coxless pairs and set numerous school records for indoor rowing. Hillary currently resides in Victoria, British Columbia.

She represented Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]

She is the niece of NHL player, Mark Janssens.[1]

References

External links

• Hillary Janssens at World Rowing

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