Jill Bakken

Jill Bakken (born January 25, 1977, in Portland, Oregon) is an American Olympic bobsledder who has competed since 1994. As driver, she and partner Vonetta Flowers won the gold medal in Bobsleigh at the 2002 Winter Olympics for the U.S. Bakken's best Bobsleigh World Cup season finish was second in the two-woman event in 1999-2000,

Bakken is an alumnus of Eastern Washington University, transferring there in 2005. She has also attended the University of Utah and Oregon State University, where she played soccer. [cite news |url = http://alumni.oregonstate.edu/stater/issues/Stater0204/sports.html |title = Former soccer player earns gold |work = The Oregon State University Alumni Association |date = April 2002 |accessdate = 2007-02-05]

Bakken is now a driving coach for the Canadian bobsleigh team.

References

* [http://sports123.com/bob/wo-2.html Bobsleigh two-woman Olympic medalists since 2002]
* [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/2002/bobsled/news/2002/02/19/women_bobsled_ap/ CNNSi.com February 20, 2002 article on Bakken and Flowers victory in the two-woman event.]
* [http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/winter02/bobsled/story?id=1337024 ESPN.com February 19, 2002 article on Bakken's gold.]
* [http://www.sportresult.com/sports/bs/db/biography.asp?p_id=100537&nat=&sport=&sex=&season=&stat=&venue=&events= FIBT profile]
* [http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Feb2002/n02202002_200202202.html Haskell, Bob. "National Guard Bobsledder Jill Bakken Wins Olympic Gold", "National Guard Bureau Public Affairs" February 20, 2002.]
* [http://sports123.com/bob/wwc-2.html List of two-woman bobsleigh World Cup champions since 1995]
* [http://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/5058659/detail.html NBCOlympics.com profile]
* [http://www.usbsf.com/jillbakken0506.htm United States Bobsled and Skeleton Federation profile]
* [http://www.usolympicteam.com/26_1015.htm United States Olympic Committee profile]