Jane S Thornton was born on 9 July 1978 and is a Canadian sport medicine physician, associate professor, World Champion and Olympic rower, and international advocate for physical activity.
10 Facts About Jane Thornton
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Jane Thornton serves as the director of the Health, Medicine and Science Department for the International Olympic Committee.
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Jane Thornton was a member of Canada's National team for over a decade, winning a gold medal at the 2006 World Rowing Championships in the women's coxless pairs with Darcy Marquardt.
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Jane Thornton is a licensed sport and exercise medicine physician.
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From 2001 to 2011, Jane Thornton competed as a member of Canada's National Rowing Team.
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Jane Thornton was named Honorary Team Captain for Team New Brunswick at the 2009 Canada Summer Games.
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In 2015, Jane Thornton was awarded the AthletesCAN Athlete Social Responsibility Award for her efforts to provide mentorship, inspiration and leadership to developing athletes within Canada's rowing community as well as her contributions to push forward the promotion and recognition of athlete social responsibility internationally.
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Jane Thornton has additionally been involved as an Athlete Ambassador at Right to Play Canada, in which capacity she travelled to Uganda in 2009.
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Jane Thornton has developed educational resources and medical curricula in Switzerland, Luxembourg, the United Kingdom, and Canada and lectures on the topic internationally.
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Jane Thornton has contributed to a number of publications in leading medical journals including the following:.