Jill Bakken
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| Guld | Salt Lake City 2002 | Tvåmanna |
Jill Bakken, född 25 januari 1977 i Portland, Oregon, är en amerikansk bobåkare sedan 1994. Hon tävlade i bob tillsammans med Vonetta Flowers, de vann guldmedalj i OS 2002. Hennes bästa Världscupsäsong var 1999-2000 då hon kom tvåa i totalen. Hon studerade på Eastern Washington University. Hon spelede fotboll på University of Utah och Oregon State University.
Hon är numera coach för det kanadensiska bob-landslaget.
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Original caption: Spc. Jill Bakken of the Utah Army National Guard (left) and her civilian brakeman-pusher Vonetta Flowers adopt a pre-race pose before negotiating the 16-turn Olympic bobsled track and capturing first place and gold. Their victory Feb. 19, 2002, marked the first time America has won a medal in any Olympic bobsledding event since 1956. Flowers became the first African American to win a Winter Olympic gold medal.
Original caption: Spc. Jill Bakken of the Utah Army National Guard (left) and her civilian brakeman-pusher Vonetta Flowers adopt a pre-race pose before negotiating the 16-turn Olympic bobsled track and capturing first place and gold. Their victory Feb. 19, 2002, marked the first time America has won a medal in any Olympic bobsledding event since 1956. Flowers became the first African American to win a Winter Olympic gold medal.