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| Born | October 2, 1989 Cambridge, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Water skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Whitney McClintock (born October 2, 1989) is a Canadian water skier. She is a five time world champion. [1] McClintock has also won thirteen Pan American Games medals (four gold and ten silver).
McClintock was born October 2, 1989 in Cambridge, Ontario. [2]
McClintock has won multiple World Championships medals. In 2009 McClintock won four gold medals, in 2011 McClintock won a single gold and followed that up with two silvers in 2013. [2] [3] [4]
McClintock made her Pan American Games debut in 2007, where she won three medals (two gold and a silver). In 2011, McClintock won four medals (one gold and three silver). [3] In June 2015, McClintock was named to her third Pan American Games team. [5] At the 2015 games, McClintock again won four medals (two gold and two silver). [6]
In 2018, she married Matt Rini, a Water-skiing coach, and her stepdaughter is water skier Paige Rini. [7]
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