Janet Leung
Quick Facts
Biography
Janet Leung (born April 25, 1994) is a Canadian, medal-winning Olympian, and professional softball player for the Canadian Wild of the National Pro Fastpitch (NPF). She played collegiately at Brown University from 2012 to 2016 and earned All-Ivy all four years. She has been a member of Canada women's national softball team since 2017 and helped the team make history by winning Canada's first medal in the sport at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Career
Leung played college softball for the Brown Bears in the Ivy League from 2012 to 2016.
Leung competed at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, winning silver.
In June 2021, Leung was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team. During the Olympics, Leung had two hits and one walk, recording one of her hits during the bronze medal game and scoring the winning run to help Canada defeat Team Mexico.