Jennifer Abel
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Jennifer Abel is a Canadian diver
from Laval
, Quebec
. Abel became one of Canada's youngest ever divers when she had her debut Olympics at the age of 16 in 2008. She is the reigning Commonwealth Games
champion in both the 1 m springboard and the 3 m synchro springboard with Émilie Heymans
as well as holding a 2010 Commonwealth silver in the 3 m springboard. Abel also has achieved a bronze medal and a silver medal from the world championships in the 3 m springboard and the 3 m synchro again with Heymans.
Diving
Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally-recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.Diving is one...
from Laval
Laval, Quebec
Laval is a Canadian city and a region in southwestern Quebec. It is the largest suburb of Montreal, the third largest municipality in the province of Quebec, and the 14th largest city in Canada with a population of 368,709 in 2006...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. Abel became one of Canada's youngest ever divers when she had her debut Olympics at the age of 16 in 2008. She is the reigning Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....
champion in both the 1 m springboard and the 3 m synchro springboard with Émilie Heymans
Émilie Heymans
Émilie-Joane Heymans is a Canadian diver. Born in Brussels, Belgium and raised in Greenfield Park , a suburb of Montreal, she started diving in 1993, at age 11...
as well as holding a 2010 Commonwealth silver in the 3 m springboard. Abel also has achieved a bronze medal and a silver medal from the world championships in the 3 m springboard and the 3 m synchro again with Heymans.