Jill Bakken
 Bakken in 2002 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 25, 1977 Portland, Oregon | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.67 m)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 143 lb (65 kg)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||
| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Bobsleigh | ||||||||||||||||
| Event | Two-woman | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
Jill Bakken (born January 25, 1977) is an American Olympic
Army World Class Athlete Program at the time she won gold.[2]
Bakken is a graduate of
Bakken is now a driving coach for the Canadian bobsleigh team and is married to Florian Linder who is also a coach for the Canadian bobsled team.
References
- ^ Olympedia
- ^ National Guard Bobsledder Jill Bakken Wins Olympic Gold, United States Department of Defense, February 27, 2002, archived from the original on December 12, 2012
- ^ "Back-to-school time for gold medalist Jill Bakken", Seattle Times, March 23, 2002
- ^ "Former soccer player earns gold". The Oregon State University Alumni Association. April 2002. Archived from the original on 2006-08-31. Retrieved 2007-02-05.
- ^ "2020 Oregon State Women's Soccer History and Records" (PDF). Oregon State Beavers. June 17, 2021. p. 10. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 28, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jill Bakken.
- Bobsleigh two-woman Olympic medalists since 2002 Archived 2003-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
- CNNSi.com February 20, 2002 article on Bakken and Flowers victory in the two-woman event.
- ESPN.com February 19, 2002 article on Bakken's gold.
- FIBT profile
  | This biographical article relating to American bobsleigh is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This article about an American Winter Olympic medalist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |