Jaret Llewellyn

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Jaret Llewellyn
Personal information
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Born (1970-07-27) July 27, 1970 (age 54)
Innisfail, Alberta [1]
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
SpouseBritta Grebe
Sport
CountryCanada
SportWaterskiing
Medal record
Men's water skiing
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Winnipeg Tricks
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Santo Domingo Tricks
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Rio de Janeiro Jumps
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Rio de Janeiro Tricks
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1999 Winnipeg Jumps
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2003 Santo Domingo Jumps
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Toronto Tricks
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Toronto Overall

Jaret Llewellyn (born 27 July 1970) is a retired Canadian water skier. Llewellyn is a four-time Pan American Games Champion when he won gold in men's water skiing events at the games in 1999, 2003, and 2 gold at the 2007 games. [2] He won two silver medals at the 2015 Pan American Games while competing at the age of 44, just one week shy of his birthday. [3] He is an 11-time world champion, 12-time Pan American Games medalist, and owns a record 117 professional titles. [1] His son Dorien Llewellyn is also a professional water skier with Pan American Games titles and his older brother Kreg Llewellyn was also a professional water skier.

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Notable accomplishments

World records

World Jump Records
63.0 mMay 23, 1992Robin LakePine Mountain, GA
68.3 mJune 19, 1999Austin AquaplexAustin, TX
70.3 mAugust 29, 1999LacanauLacanau France
71.7 mSeptember 29, 2002McCormick'sSeffner, FL
World Overall Records
2676.98 ptsAugust 7, 20003 @ 11.25 m10,740 pts66.8 mYarra RiverEdmonton Canada
2818.01 ptsSeptember 29, 20025 @ 11.25 m10,730 pts71.7 mMcCormick'sSeffner, FL

Major titles

Major Trick Titles
World Championship Titles1999
Moomba Masters Titles1999, 2004, 2005
Major Jump Titles
World Championship Titles1999, 2001, 2005
Pro Tour Titles1998, 1999, 2001
Masters Titles1998, 2002, 2003, 2004
Moomba Masters Titles2000, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2009
U.S. Open Titles2007
Major Overall Titles
World Championship Titles2001, 2007
Masters Titles1992, 1993, 1999, 2000

References

  1. 1 2 "Jaret Llewellyn profile". Canadian Olympic Committee . 2 June 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  2. ↑ "Meet Innisfail's water-skiing dynasty: The Llewellyns". CBC News . 2 August 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  3. ↑ Mark Zwolinski (23 July 2015). "Canadian Jaret Llewellyn still walking on water at age 45". Toronto Star . Retrieved 25 March 2021.
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