Hillary Janssens
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1994-07-21) July 21, 1994
Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Height189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
CountryCanada
SportRowing
Event(s)Pair, Four, Eight
University teamUBC Thunderbirds
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Coxless pair
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2019 OttensheimCoxless pair
Gold medal – first place2018 PlovdivCoxless pair
Silver medal – second place2017 SarasotaEight (rowing)
U23 World Championships
Gold medal – first place2016 RotterdamCoxless pair
Silver medal – second place2015 PlovdivCoxless four
Bronze medal – third place2014 VareseCoxless four

Hillary Janssens (born July 21, 1994 in Surrey, British Columbia) is a Canadian rower from Surrey, British Columbia.[1]

Hillary and her rowing partner Caileigh Filmer won a gold medal at the 2018 World Rowing Championships in Bulgaria and a bronze medal at the 2019 World Rowing Championships. [2]

Hillary began her rowing career at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver in 2012. Achieving immediate success in the sport, Hillary joined the National Team in 2014. In 2016, she graduated from UBC with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. In her five years rowing for UBC, she was undefeated in the coxless pairs and set numerous school records for indoor rowing. Hillary currently resides in Victoria, British Columbia.

She represented Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]

She is the niece of NHL player, Mark Janssens.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Hillary Janssens". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  2. ↑ 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships results
  3. ↑ Dheensaw, Cleve. "Island family connections abound as Rowing Canada names Olympic team". Times Colonist. Retrieved 2021-06-27.


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