Glenys Bakker

Olympic medal record
Women's Curling
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Turin Curling

Glenys Bakker (born August 27, 1962 in High River, Alberta)[1] is a Canadian curler from Calgary, Alberta.[2]

Bakker played second for Shannon Kleibrink's bronze medal winning team at the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Bakker played for Shannon Kleibrink for most of her curling career.[3] At the 1993 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Bakker was Kleibrink's Alternate. She was Kleibrink's third at the 1997 Canadian Olympic Trials where the team lost to Sandra Schmirler in the final.[4] In 2004, she was Kleibrink's second at the 2004 Scott Tournament of Hearts where they finished with a 6–5 record. Also as Kleibrink's second, the team won the 2005 Canada Cup of Curling and won the 2005 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials getting a berth at the 2006 Olympics.

At the Olympics, Bakker struggled for most of tournament,[5] and was the 8th best second at the games out of ten second's. [2] She blamed her performance on her thyroid gland which had shut down.[6]

In 2006, Bakker left Kleibrink's team, citing wanting to focus more on her family.[7] After recovering from her health issues, Bakker formed a new team for the 2006–07 curling season with Allison Earl, Shannon Nimmo and Barb Davies.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Glenys Bakker". Official Canadian Olympic Team Website | Team Canada | 2016 Olympic Games. 2011-09-19. Archived from the original on 2019-05-31. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
  2. ^ "Alberta - Curling Canada – 2014 Canadian Senior Curling Championships". Archived from the original on 2018-07-13. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
  3. ^ "CurlingZone". www.curlingzone.com. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
  4. ^ Reserved., . All Rights (2013-11-29). "Five shots that rocked the curling world". canada.com. Archived from the original on 2017-01-26. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
  5. ^ Tcn (2006-02-20). "The Curling News: Canadian women through to semis". The Curling News. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
  6. ^ a b "Bakker lines up fresh crew". Calgary Herald. October 6, 2006. p. 7. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  7. ^ [1] Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine


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