Jessica Zelinka
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| Country | Canada | |
| Club | Canadian Sport Centre | |
| Date of birth | September 3, 1981 | |
| Place of birth | London, Ontario | |
| Height | 172 cm / 5'8" | |
| Weight | 62 kg / 135 lbs | |
| Titles | ||
Jessica Zelinka (born September 3, 1981 in London, Ontario) is a Canadian pentathlete and heptathlete. She finished fifth at the 2000 World Junior Championships, eleventh at the 2005 World Championships and fourth at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.[1]
Her personal best score is 6314 points, achieved in May 2006 in Götzis. She won the gold medal at the Pan American Games Rio 2007.
Jessica's current coach is Les Gramantik (born November 22, 1949). He is the director of Athletics Canada’s Speed and Power programs, a head coach at the University of Calgary and a consultant at the Canadian Sport Centre Calgary.
[edit] Sponsors
One of Jessica Zelinka's current sponsors in her run to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing is Aird & Berlis LLP.
[edit] Athletic Profiles
- International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)
- Athletics Canada
- Canadian Sport Centre Ontario
- RIO 2007 Canadian Olympic Team Handbook Profile and Results
[edit] References
| Pan American Champions in Women's Heptathlon |
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| 1983: Conceição Geremias | 1987: Cindy Greiner | 1991: DeDee Nathan | 1995: Jamie McNeair | 1999: Magalys García |2003: Tiffany Lott-Hogan |2007: Jessica Zelinka |
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