Jennifer Walinga is a retired rower who competed between the 1980s to 1990s.
13 Facts About Jennifer Walinga
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In coxed four events, Jennifer Walinga won gold at the 1986 Commonwealth Games and bronze at the 1986 World Rowing Championships.
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Jennifer Walinga retired from competing before she was supposed to compete at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
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Outside of rowing, Jennifer Walinga began teaching at St Michaels University School in 1992 before expanding her career to Royal Roads University in 2000.
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Jennifer Walinga was inducted into the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2013 and the Canadian Rowing Hall of Fame in 2017.
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Jennifer Walinga was born January 9,1965, in Scarborough, Ontario, and moved to Peterborough, Ontario, when she was 6.
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Jennifer Walinga went to Peterborough Collegiate for high school and played in various sports including volleyball, track, and basketball.
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Jennifer Walinga later went on to earn a Master of Arts in Leadership at Royal Roads University and a PhD in Organizational Studies at the University of Victoria, BC.
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Jennifer Walinga started her rowing career in the 1980s with the Peterborough Rowing Club.
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Jennifer Walinga started to compete in international rowing competitions at the 1983 World Rowing Junior Championships and became a member of the Senior National rowing team of Canada in 1984.
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In 1986, Jennifer Walinga won a gold medal in the coxed four event at the 1986 Commonwealth Games.
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In 2013, Jennifer Walinga was inducted into the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.
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Jennifer Walinga is a full professor at Royal Roads University and continues to compete in rowing at the Head of the Charles in Boston, MA, and other masters championships events.