Jill Bakken

American bobsleder, Olympic gold medalist
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Quick Facts

IntroAmerican bobsleder, Olympic gold medalist
PlacesUnited States of America
isAthlete Bobsledder Sports coach
Work fieldSports
Gender
Female
Birth25 January 1977, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, U.S.A.
Age47 years
The details

Biography

Jill Bakken (born January 25, 1977, in Portland, Oregon) is an American Olympic bobsledder who has competed since 1994. As driver, she and partner Vonetta Flowers won the gold medal in Bobsleigh at the 2002 Winter Olympics for the U.S. Bakken's best Bobsleigh World Cup season finish was second in the two-woman event in 1999–2000. Bakken was a Specialist in the Utah Army National Guard and sponsored by the Army World Class Athlete Program at the time she won gold.

Bakken is a graduate of Lake Washington High School and an alumnus of Eastern Washington University, transferring there in 2005. She has also attended the University of Utah and Oregon State University, where she played soccer.

Bakken is now a driving coach for the Canadian bobsleigh team and is married to Florian Linder who is also a coach for the Canadian bobsled team.

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