Jenna Randall

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Jenna Randall
Personal information
Full nameJenna Margaret Randall
NationalityFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Born (1988-09-20) 20 September 1988 (age 35)
Ascot, England
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Synchronised swimming
ClubRushmoor Synchro
Medal record
Synchronised swimming
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Melbourne Women's solo
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 New Delhi Women's solo
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 New Delhi Women's duet
Updated on 14 February 2015.

Jenna Margaret Randall (born 20 September 1988) is an English former Synchronised swimmer who represented Great Britain at the Olympic Games in Beijing 2008 and London 2012. [1] She is also a three-time Commonwealth Games silver medallist. [2]

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Personal life

Randall was born in Ascot, Berkshire, England and educated at Hurst Lodge School, Ascot. [3] She is the older sister of synchronised swimmer Asha Randall.

Career

Jenna first competed at the Commonwealth Games in 2006 in Melbourne where she won the silver medal in the women's solo event. [2] At the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India, Randall again won the silver medal in the women's solo event and teamed up with Olivia Allison to win silver in the women's duet. [2]

Randall has competed at two Olympic Games. In Beijing 2008 she finished fourteenth in the duet event with Olivia Federici (then known as Olivia Allison), while at the London 2012 Games she finished ninth in the duet, again with Federici and sixth in the team event.

Jenna announced her retirement from synchronised swimming in 2013.[ citation needed ] She later joined Cirque du Soleil's O . [4]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jenna Randall". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Moore, Tom (19 May 2011). "Jenna Randall". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  3. Sarah Potter, 'Randall and flexible friend plumb the depths in search of Olympic heights', in The Times (London), issue 68824 dated Friday, 6 October 2006; p. 99
  4. "Champion Swimmers become Circus Stars - Athlete to Artist - O - Cirque du Soleil". YouTube. Cirque du Soileil. Retrieved 26 November 2023.