Janet Leung
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| Born | April 25, 1994 Mississauga, Ontario | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| College team | Brown University | |||||||||||||||||||
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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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ a b "Janet Leung". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Janet Leung". brownbears.com. 2021-07-26. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
- ^ Nichols, Paula (12 May 2021). "Team Canada reveals roster for softball's Olympic return". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "Canada names Olympic women's softball team". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "MEX 2, CAN 3". olympicssoftball.wbsc.org. 2021-07-26. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
- ^ "Leung". olympicssoftball.wbsc.org. 2021-07-26. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
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- 1994 births
- Canadian softball players
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Mississauga
- Softball players at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada
- Brown Bears softball players
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Softball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic softball players of Canada
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Canada
- Olympic medalists in softball
- Canadian sportspeople stubs
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