Jill Bakken
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| Olympic medalist | |||
 Jill Bakken |
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| Gold | 2002 Salt Lake City | Doubles | |
Jill Bakken (born January 25, 1977, in Portland, Oregon) is an American Olympic bobsleigher. As driver, she and partner Vonetta Flowers won the gold medal in Bobsleigh at the 2002 Winter Olympics for the U.S. At the time Spc. Jill Bakken was a member of the Utah National Guard.
Bakken is an alumnus of the University of Utah. She transferred there in 1996 after attending one term at Oregon State University, where she played soccer.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ "Former soccer player earns gold", The Oregon State University Alumni Association, April 2002. Retrieved on February 5, 2007.
- "National Guard Bobsledder Jill Bakken Wins Olympic Gold" By Master Sgt. Bob Haskell, National Guard Bureau Public Affairs, February 20, 2002.
- "Red, white and blue debut: Americans Bakken, Flowers win bobsled gold", CNNsi.com, February 20, 2002.
- Profile of Jill Bakken by the United States Bobsled and Skeleton Federation
- Profile of Jill Bakken by NBC
- Caple, Jim, "Loyalty or sport? Bakken's choice gold", ESPN.com, February 19, 2002.
[edit] External links
- Jill Bakken's U.S. Olympic Team bio with photo gallery
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Categories: 1977 births | Living people | American bobsledders | People from Portland, Oregon | Competitors at the 2002 Winter Olympics | Winter Olympics medalists | Olympic gold medalists for the United States | Olympic competitors for the United States | Oregon State University alumni | Winter Olympic medalist stubs
