Jennifer Gilbert

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Jennifer Gilbert
Personal information
Born (1992-02-03) February 3, 1992 (age 32)
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Medal record
Women's softball
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Team
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Lima

Jennifer Gilbert (born February 3, 1992) is a Canadian softball player. [1]

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Career

Gilbert competed at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, winning silver. [1]

In June 2021, Gilbert was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team. [2] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Jennifer Gilbert". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  2. Nichols, Paula (May 12, 2021). "Team Canada reveals roster for softball's Olympic return". Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  3. "Canada names Olympic women's softball team". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. May 12, 2021. Retrieved May 24, 2021.