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Jennifer ABEL
Sport Diving
NOC Canada   
GenderWomen
Born23 Aug 1991 in Montreal, CAN
Height1.60 m
 Human Interest 
Further Personal Information
Residence
 Montreal, QC, CAN
Sport Specific Information
Why this sport?
 "Before I could even walk, I was attracted to water. My brother used to dive and I wanted to be like him. The thrill of diving was like no other for me, even at my tender age."
General Interest
Hero / Idol
 Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt. (olympique.ca, 11 Aug 2019)
Awards and honours
 She was named the 2019 Female Athlete of the Year by Diving Canada. (diving.ca, 31 Jan 2020)

She and her diving partner Pamela Ware received Aquatics Canada's 2015 Diving Team of the Year Award. The pair were also named Diving Canada's 2013 Female Athletes of the Year. (pamelaware.com, 01 Jan 2017; aquaticscanada.ca, 01 Jan 2015)

She was named the 2011 Female Athlete of the Year by Aquatics Canada. (cbc.ca, 03 Nov 2011)
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport?
 She took up diving at age four.
International Debut
Year
 2006
Competing for
 Canada
Further Personal Information
Languages
 English, French
Higher education
 Humanities - University of Quebec in Montreal [UQAM]: Canada
General Interest
Nicknames
 Jenn (Twitter profile, 06 Jul 2020)
Hobbies
 Shopping, fashion, cooking, watching movies. (diving.ca, 06 Jun 2019; olympic.ca, 14 Aug 2016)
Sporting philosophy / motto
 "Strength doesn't come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn't." (Facebook page, 17 Jan 2020)
Injuries
 She suffered a muscle tear to her calf three months before the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. She also suffered from back pain in the week leading up to the Games. (lapresse.ca, 13 Jul 2017)
Other information
 RETIREMENT
She retired from competitive diving in November 2021. A day later she announced she was pregnant with her first child. "My life as an athlete has prepared me for my adult life and now, for my life as a mother-to-be. Today, I know how to forgive myself after failure, where to draw strength in the face of adversity, and the type of energy it takes to succeed." (swimmingworldmagazine.com, 27 Nov 2021)

RECOVERING FROM RIO
She found it difficult to get over her disappointment at not winning a medal at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. "It actually took me a year to enjoy diving again. I remember in Budapest at the [2017] World Championships, I was a little bit like not in the right place mentally. I found it hard. I knew it was going to be hard after Rio. I knew obviously I had dark thoughts, 'I don't want to dive anymore. I'm not passionate anymore'. I was crying a lot also. But I knew that it was a phase. When I took the time to really appreciate what I did in the diving world and then think about myself, finding a way to get that fire back, this is where I started to see the bigger picture. The difference between me now and me before is, now I'm trying to create my own story, I want to be the diver that I want to be." (olympicchannel.com, 26 Jun 2019; cbc.ca, 05 May 2018)
Milestones
 She became the first Canadian to win nine career medals in any sport at the aquatics world championships when she claimed silver in the women's 3m synchronised springboard event at the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju, Republic of Korea. She extended that record to 10 in Gwangju after also winning silver in the mixed 3m synchronised springboard event. (SportsDeskOnline, 11 May 2021; diving.ca, 20 Jul 2019)
Famous relatives
 Her partner David Lemieux is an International Boxing Federation [IBF] middleweight boxing champion from Canada. (fina.org, 11 Jan 2021)
Further Personal Information
Family
 Partner David Lemieux

 Competition Highlights
Olympic Games
Rank Year Venue Event Result
8 2021 Tokyo, JPN 3m Springboard 297.45 
2 2021 Tokyo, JPN 3m Springboard Synchro 300.78 
4 2016 Rio de Janeiro, BRA 3m Springboard 367.25
4 2016 Rio de Janeiro, BRA 3m Springboard Synchro  
6 2012 London, ENG 3m Springboard 343.00
3 2012 London, ENG 3m Springboard Synchro 316.80
Semifinal 2008 Beijing, CHN 3m Springboard 296.10
World Championships
Rank Year Venue Event Result
4 2019 Gwangju, KOR 3m Springboard 333.35
2 2019 Gwangju, KOR 3m Springboard Synchro 304.08 
2 2019 Gwangju, KOR 3m Springboard Synchro 311.10
3 2017 Budapest, HUN 3m Springboard 351.55
3 2017 Budapest, HUN 3m Springboard Synchro 297.72
2 2017 Budapest, HUN 3m Springboard Synchro 323.43
6 2015 Kazan, RUS 3m Springboard 331.50
2 2015 Kazan, RUS 3m Springboard Synchro 317.01 
2 2015 Kazan, RUS 3m Springboard Synchro 319.47
3 2013 Barcelona, ESP 3m Springboard Synchro 292.08
5 2013 Barcelona, ESP 3m Springboard 339.75
Preliminary round 2011 Shanghai, CHN 1m Springboard 250.95
3 2011 Shanghai, CHN 3m Springboard 365.10
2 2011 Shanghai, CHN 3m Springboard Synchro 313.50
12 2009 Rome, ITA 1m Springboard 236.80
11 2009 Rome, ITA 3m Springboard 265.55
4 2009 Rome, ITA 3m Springboard Synchro 309.90
Grand Prix
Rank Year Venue Event Result
1 2019 Calgary, AB, CAN 3m Springboard 334.55
1 2019 Calgary, AB, CAN 3m Springboard Synchro 304.59
1 2019 Calgary, AB, CAN 3m Springboard Synchro 288.69
3 2018 Calgary, AB, CAN 3m Springboard 342.90
11 2017 Gatineau, QC, CAN 3m Springboard 247.95
2 2017 Gatineau, QC, CAN 3m Springboard Synchro 291.00
1 2017 Gatineau, QC, CAN 3m Springboard Synchro 296.31
3 2016 Gatineau, QC, CAN 3m Springboard 327.10
2 2016 Gatineau, QC, CAN 3m Springboard Synchro 300.30
2 2016 Gatineau, QC, CAN 3m Springboard Synchro 302.85
2 2016 Rostock, GER 3m Springboard 328.05
3 2016 Rostock, GER 3m Springboard Synchro 285.24
3 2015 Rostock, GER 3m Springboard 336.30
3 2015 Rostock, GER 3m Springboard Synchro 284.34
16 2014   3m Springboard  
2 2014 Gatineau, QC, CAN 3m Springboard 339.60
1 2014 Gatineau, QC, CAN 3m Springboard Synchro 322.71
9 2013   3m Springboard  
9 2012   3m Springboard  
1 2012 Montreal, QC, CAN 3m Springboard Synchro 323.40
3 2011   3m Springboard  
1 2011 Madrid, ESP 3m Springboard 357.45
2 2011 Montreal, QC, CAN 3m Springboard 387.90
2 2011 Montreal, QC, CAN 3m Springboard Synchro 307.80
2 2010 Madrid, ESP 3m Springboard 348.80
3 2010 Madrid, ESP 3m Springboard Synchro 294.30
4 2010 Montreal, QC, CAN 3m Springboard 347.35
2 2010 Montreal, QC, CAN 3m Springboard Synchro 317.70
9 2010 Rostock, GER 3m Springboard 288.10
4 2010 Rostock, GER 3m Springboard Synchro 293.25
4 2009   3m Springboard  
3 2009 Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA 3m Springboard 331.95
4 2009 Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA 3m Springboard Synchro 288.90
3 2009 Montreal, CAN 3m Springboard 318.55
2 2009 Montreal, CAN 3m Springboard Synchro 302.40
33 2008   10m Platform  
8 2008   3m Springboard  
3 2008 Madrid, ESP 3m Springboard 302.30
11 2008 Montreal, CAN 3m Springboard 263.70
3 2008 Montreal, CAN 3m Springboard Synchro 291.66
5 2008 Moscow, RUS 10m Platform 311.10
4 2008 Moscow, RUS 3m Springboard 296.40
34 2007   10m Platform  
6 2007 Madrid, ESP 3m Springboard Synchro 262.80
2 2007 Montreal, CAN 3m Springboard Synchro 290.10
5 2007 Moscow, RUS 3m Springboard Synchro 267.00
6 2006 Madrid, ESP 10m Platform 247.95
2 2006 Madrid, ESP 10m Platform Synchro 257.82
Pan American Games
Rank Year Venue Event Result
1 2019 Lima, PER 3m Springboard 374.25
1 2019 Lima, PER 3m Springboard Synchro 309.60
5 2011 Guadalajara, MEX 3m Springboard 347.55
2 2011 Guadalajara, MEX 3m Springboard Synchro 336.30
World Series
Rank Year Venue Event Result
1 2020   3m Springboard  
1 2020 Montreal, QC, CAN 3m Springboard 363.00
1 2020 Montreal, QC, CAN 3m Springboard Synchro 298.83
1 2020 Montreal, QC, CAN 3m Springboard Synchro 314.52
1 2019   3m Springboard  
3 2019 Beijing, CHN 3m Springboard 332.70
6 2019 Beijing, CHN 3m Springboard Synchro 267.42
2 2019 Beijing, CHN 3m Springboard Synchro 304.08
1 2019 Kazan, RUS 3m Springboard 330.60
7 2019 Kazan, RUS 3m Springboard Synchro 262.95
4 2019 Kazan, RUS 3m Springboard Synchro 300.27
2 2019 London, ENG 3m Springboard 353.05
3 2019 London, ENG 3m Springboard Synchro 306.45
3 2019 London, ENG 3m Springboard Synchro 319.02
4 2019 Montreal, QC, CAN 3m Springboard 331.75
2 2019 Montreal, QC, CAN 3m Springboard Synchro 306.27
3 2019 Montreal, QC, CAN 3m Springboard Synchro 310.89
3 2019 Sagamihara, JPN 3m Springboard 353.40
2 2019 Sagamihara, JPN 3m Springboard Synchro 302.97
2 2019 Sagamihara, JPN 3m Springboard Synchro 327.93
3 2018   3m Springboard  
3 2018 Beijing, CHN 3m Springboard 354.30
3 2018 Beijing, CHN 3m Springboard Synchro 292.74
3 2018 Beijing, CHN 3m Springboard Synchro 302.67
9 2018 Fuji, JPN 3m Springboard 283.10
3 2018 Fuji, JPN 3m Springboard Synchro 287.43
5 2018 Fuji, JPN 3m Springboard Synchro 293.88
3 2018 Kazan, RUS 3m Springboard 338.55
1 2018 Kazan, RUS 3m Springboard Synchro 324.96
2 2018 Kazan, RUS 3m Springboard Synchro 301.11
3 2018 Montreal, QC, CAN 3m Springboard 364.80
2 2018 Montreal, QC, CAN 3m Springboard Synchro 304.83
1 2018 Montreal, QC, CAN 3m Springboard Synchro 325.20
3 2017   3m Springboard  
4 2017 Beijing, CHN 3m Springboard 316.95
4 2017 Beijing, CHN 3m Springboard Synchro 289.95
3 2017 Beijing, CHN 3m Springboard Synchro 304.74
4 2017 Guangzhou, CHN 3m Springboard 338.35
2 2017 Guangzhou, CHN 3m Springboard Synchro 326.16
3 2017 Guangzhou, CHN 3m Springboard Synchro 311.34
3 2017 Kazan, RUS 3m Springboard 347.15
2 2017 Kazan, RUS 3m Springboard Synchro 320.76
6 2017 Kazan, RUS 3m Springboard Synchro 275.46
4 2017 Windsor, ON, CAN 3m Springboard 323.25
2 2017 Windsor, ON, CAN 3m Springboard Synchro 305.52
2 2017 Windsor, ON, CAN 3m Springboard Synchro 311.55
3 2016   3m Springboard  
5 2016 Beijing, CHN 3m Springboard 300.80
2 2016 Beijing, CHN 3m Springboard Synchro 292.24
5 2016 Beijing, CHN 3m Springboard Synchro 282.84
2 2016 Dubai, UAE 3m Springboard 378.20
2 2016 Dubai, UAE 3m Springboard Synchro 323.46
4 2016 Dubai, UAE 3m Springboard Synchro 303.00
7 2016 Kazan, RUS 3m Springboard 336.70
3 2016 Kazan, RUS 3m Springboard Synchro 321.36
4 2016 Kazan, RUS 3m Springboard Synchro 291.00
3 2016 Windsor, ON, CAN 3m Springboard 386.55
1 2016 Windsor, ON, CAN 3m Springboard Synchro 345.69
3 2016 Windsor, ON, CAN 3m Springboard Synchro 312.87
1 2015   3m Springboard  
4 2015 Beijing, CHN 3m Springboard 331.30
5 2015 Beijing, CHN 3m Springboard Synchro 287.82
2 2015 Beijing, CHN 3m Springboard Synchro 319.71
3 2015 Dubai, UAE 3m Springboard 366.90
2 2015 Dubai, UAE 3m Springboard Synchro 315.51
2 2015 Dubai, UAE 3m Springboard Synchro 321.18
2 2015 Kazan, RUS 3m Springboard Synchro 309.36
2 2015 Kazan, RUS 3m Springboard 363.00
2 2015 Kazan, RUS 3m Springboard Synchro 324.33
5 2015 London, ENG 3m Springboard 326.25
3 2015 London, ENG 3m Springboard Synchro 295.68
2 2015 London, ENG 3m Springboard Synchro 309.60
5 2015 Mérida, MEX 3m Springboard 339.35
1 2015 Mérida, MEX 3m Springboard Synchro 331.53
3 2015 Mérida, MEX 3m Springboard Synchro 305.64
3 2015 Windsor, ON, CAN 3m Springboard Synchro 288.81
3 2015 Windsor, ON, CAN 3m Springboard 359.60
4 2015 Windsor, ON, CAN 3m Springboard Synchro 295.62
6 2014   3m Springboard  
6 2014 Beijing, CHN 3m Springboard 304.50
2 2014 Beijing, CHN 3m Springboard Synchro 305.16
9 2014 Dubai, UAE 3m Springboard 291.45
5 2014 Dubai, UAE 3m Springboard Synchro 274.32
5 2014 London, ENG 3m Springboard 321.60
4 2014 London, ENG 3m Springboard Synchro 302.64
3 2014 Monterrey, MEX 3m Springboard 351.55
3 2014 Monterrey, MEX 3m Springboard Synchro 309.48
3 2014 Windsor, ON, CAN 3m Springboard 356.15
2 2014 Windsor, ON, CAN 3m Springboard Synchro 326.25
2 2013 Beijing, CHN 3m Springboard 335.20
5 2013 Beijing, CHN 3m Springboard Synchro 286.98
5 2012   3m Springboard  
4 2012   3m Springboard Synchro  
6 2012 Beijing, CHN 3m Springboard 303.90
3 2012 Beijing, CHN 3m Springboard Synchro 306.30
6 2012 Dubai, UAE 3m Springboard 326.25
5 2012 Dubai, UAE 3m Springboard Synchro 285.00
6 2012 Moscow, RUS 3m Springboard 299.25
7 2012 Moscow, RUS 3m Springboard Synchro 245.70
5 2012 Tijuana, MEX 3m Springboard 335.55
4 2012 Tijuana, MEX 3m Springboard Synchro 308.70
3 2011 Beijing, CHN 3m Springboard 382.05
2 2011 Beijing, CHN 3m Springboard Synchro 315.00
2 2011 Guanajuato, MEX 3m Springboard 353.55
2 2011 Guanajuato, MEX 3m Springboard Synchro 306.30
3 2011 Moscow, RUS 3m Springboard 324.65
5 2011 Moscow, RUS 3m Springboard Synchro 300.90
3 2011 Sheffield, ENG 3m Springboard 341.40
2 2011 Sheffield, ENG 3m Springboard Synchro 315.00
5 2010 Qingdao, CHN 3m Springboard 319.90
5 2010 Qingdao, CHN 3m Springboard Synchro 263.70
6 2010 Veracruz, MEX 3m Springboard 304.50
4 2010 Veracruz, MEX 3m Springboard 341.40
4 2010 Veracruz, MEX 3m Springboard Synchro 281.70
2 2010 Veracruz, MEX 3m Springboard Synchro 303.00
6 2008 Nanjing, CHN 3m Springboard 262.80
6 2008 Nanjing, CHN 3m Springboard 262.80
4 2008 Sheffield, ENG 3m Springboard 312.40
4 2008 Sheffield, ENG 3m Springboard 312.40
7 2008 Tijuana, MEX 3m Springboard 291.55
7 2008 Tijuana, MEX 3m Springboard 291.55