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Jennifer Abel (born August 23, 1991) is a Canadian former diver. She is currently partnered with Mélissa Citrini-Beaulieu for synchronized diving. She won an Olympic bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 3 m synchro diving event with Émilie 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 Abel

Abel at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Personal information
Nationality	Canadian
Born	(1991-08-23) August 23, 1991 (age 30) Montreal, Quebec, Canada[1]
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[2]
Weight	59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Country	Canada
Sport	Diving
Event(s)	3 m, 3 m synchro
Club	Pointe-Claire Diving Club
Partner	Mélissa Citrini-Beaulieu François Imbeau-Dulac
Former partner(s)	Émilie Heymans Pamela Ware
Coached by	Arturo Miranda
Medal 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 snychro 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

Career

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.[3] 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.[4] 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.[4]

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."[5] 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.[4]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal, with her partner Heymans, in the 3 m springboard synchronized diving event.[6] 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."[7]

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][8]

Following her disappointing results at the 2016 Olympics, Abel began competing with new partner Mélissa 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.[9] Abel also partnered with François 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.[10] At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Abel won the women's 3 m springboard event.[11]

She qualified to represent Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[12][13] 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.[14]

Personal life

Abel is of Haitian descent.[15] She is in a relationship with David Lemieux, former IBF middleweight boxing champion.[16] Lemieux proposed to Abel on her return from the 2021 Summer Olympics and they are now engaged.[17]

See also

• List of Canadian sports personalities

References

External links

• Jennifer Abel at FINA
• Jennifer Abel at the Commonwealth Games Federation
• Jennifer Abel at the International Olympic Committee
• Jennifer Abel at the Canadian Olympic Committee
• Diving Plongeon Canada
• Canadian Olympic Team Reflects Canada's Multiculturalism at the Wayback Machine (archived 2012-07-22)

На других языках

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- [en] Jennifer Abel

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[it] Jennifer Abel

Jennifer Abel (Montréal, 23 agosto 1991) è una tuffatrice canadese.

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[ru] Абель, Дженнифер

Дженнифер Абель (англ. Jennifer Abel, род. 23 августа 1991 (1991-08-23), Монреаль, Канада) — канадская прыгунья в воду, двукратный призёр Олимпийских игр, 10-кратный призёр чемпионатов мира, трёхкратная чемпионка Панамериканских игр, четырёхкратная чемпионка игр Содружества. Специализируется в прыжках с трёхметрового и метрового трамплина.

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