Glenys Bakker
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Glenys Bakker is a Canadian
curler
from Calgary, Alberta.
Bakker played second for Shannon Kleibrink
's bronze medal winning team at the 2006 Winter Olympics
.
Bakker has played for Shannon Kleibrink for most of her curling career. At the 1993 Scott Tournament of Hearts
, Bakker was Kleibrink's Alternate. She was Kleibrink's third at the 1997 Canadian Olympic Trials where the team lost to Sandra Schmirler
in the final. In 2004 she was Kleibrink's second at the 2004 Scott Tournament of Hearts
where they finished with a 6-5 record. Also as Kleibrink's second, the team won the 2005 Canada Cup of Curling and won the 2005 Olympic Trials getting a berth at the 2006 Olympics.
At the Olympics, Bakker struggled for most of tournament, and was the 8th best second at the games out of ten second's. http://results.worldcurling.org/Curlhome/Statistics/tournament.asp?tid=238&details=yes
In 2006, Bakker left Kleibrink's team to focus more on her family. http://curlnews.blogspot.com/2006_03_01_archive.html
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
curler
Curling
Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area. It is related to bowls, boule and shuffleboard. Two teams, each of four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called "rocks", across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a...
from Calgary, Alberta.
Bakker played second for Shannon Kleibrink
Shannon Kleibrink
Shannon Kleibrink is a Canadian curler from Okotoks, Alberta. She and her team of third Amy Nixon, second Glenys Bakker, lead Christine Keshen and alternate Sandra Jenkins represented Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy...
's bronze medal winning team at the 2006 Winter Olympics
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
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Bakker has played for Shannon Kleibrink for most of her curling career. At the 1993 Scott Tournament of Hearts
1993 Scott Tournament of Hearts
The 1993 Scott Tournament of Hearts Canadian women's national curling championship, was played in Brandon, Manitoba.-Teams:-Standings:-Draw 1:-Draw 2:-Draw 3:-Draw 4:-Draw 5:-Draw 6:-Draw 7:-Draw 8:...
, Bakker was Kleibrink's Alternate. She was Kleibrink's third at the 1997 Canadian Olympic Trials where the team lost to Sandra Schmirler
Sandra Schmirler
Sandra Marie Schmirler, SOM , was a Canadian curler, who captured three Canadian Curling Championships and three World Curling Championships. Schmirler skipped her Canadian team to a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics, the first year curling was a medal sport...
in the final. In 2004 she was Kleibrink's second at the 2004 Scott Tournament of Hearts
2004 Scott Tournament of Hearts
The 2004 Scott Tournament of Hearts was held at the ENMAX Centrium in Red Deer, Alberta from February 21 to 29 2004. The defending champion, Colleen Jones won the right to represent "Canada" and she would go on to win her fourth straight championship...
where they finished with a 6-5 record. Also as Kleibrink's second, the team won the 2005 Canada Cup of Curling and won the 2005 Olympic Trials getting a berth at the 2006 Olympics.
At the Olympics, Bakker struggled for most of tournament, and was the 8th best second at the games out of ten second's. http://results.worldcurling.org/Curlhome/Statistics/tournament.asp?tid=238&details=yes
In 2006, Bakker left Kleibrink's team to focus more on her family. http://curlnews.blogspot.com/2006_03_01_archive.html