Janet Leung

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Janet Leung
Personal information
Born (1994-04-25) April 25, 1994 (age 27)
Mississauga, Ontario
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
College teamBrown University
Medal record
Women's softball
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima

Janet Leung (born April 25, 1994) is a Canadian, former collegiate, medal-winning Olympian, softball player.[1] She is a member of Canada women's national softball team and competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal.

Career[]

Leung played college softball for the Brown Bears in the Ivy League from 2012 to 2016.[2]

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

In June 2021, Leung was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team.[3][4] During the Olympics, Leung had two hits and one walk, recording one of her hits during the bronze medal game and scoring the winning run to help Canada defeat Team Mexico.[5][6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Janet Leung". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Janet Leung". brownbears.com. 2021-07-26. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  3. ^ Nichols, Paula (12 May 2021). "Team Canada reveals roster for softball's Olympic return". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Canada names Olympic women's softball team". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  5. ^ "MEX 2, CAN 3". olympicssoftball.wbsc.org. 2021-07-26. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  6. ^ "Leung". olympicssoftball.wbsc.org. 2021-07-26. Retrieved 2021-07-26.

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