{{Short description|Canadian diver (born 1991)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Jennifer Abel | image = Jennifer Abel 2010.jpg | caption = Abel at the 2010 Commonwealth Games | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|8|23}} | birth_place = Montreal, Quebec, Canada<ref name=sr>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ab/jennifer-abel-1.html |title=Jennifer Abel |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418110841/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ab/jennifer-abel-1.html |archive-date=2020-04-18}}</ref> | hometown = Laval, Quebec, Canada<ref name=nbc>[http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=abel-jennifer/index.html Jennifer Abel]. nbcolympics.com</ref> | height = 1.60 m<ref name=rio>{{cite web |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/jennifer-abel |title=Jennifer Abel |website=Rio2016.com |publisher=Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021200205/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/jennifer-abel |archive-date=October 21, 2016}}</ref> | weight = 59 kg | country = Canada | sport = Diving | event = 3 m, 3 m synchro | club = Pointe-Claire Diving Club | partner = Mélissa Citrini-Beaulieu<br/>François Imbeau-Dulac | former_partner = Émilie Heymans<br/>Pamela Ware | coach = Arturo Miranda | show-medals = no | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{CAN}}}} {{MedalCount |total=yes |Olympic Games|0|1|1 |World Championships|0|6|4 |Commonwealth Games|4|3|0 |Pan American Games|3|2|0 }} {{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}} {{MedalSilver|2020 Tokyo|3 m synchro}} {{MedalBronze|2012 London|3 m synchro}} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalSilver|2011 Shanghai|3 m synchro}} {{MedalSilver|2015 Kazan|3 m synchro}} {{MedalSilver|2015 Kazan|3 m mixed synchro}} {{MedalSilver|2017 Budapest|3 m synchro}} {{MedalSilver|2019 Gwangju|3 m synchro}} {{MedalSilver|2019 Gwangju|3 m mixed synchro}} {{MedalBronze|2011 Shanghai|3 m springboard}} {{MedalBronze|2013 Barcelona|3 m synchro}} {{MedalBronze|2017 Budapest|3 m springboard}} {{MedalBronze|2017 Budapest|3 m mixed synchro}} {{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}} {{MedalGold|2010 Delhi|1 m springboard}} {{MedalGold|2010 Delhi|3 m synchro}} {{MedalGold|2014 Glasgow|1 m springboard}} {{MedalGold|2018 Gold Coast|3 m springboard}} {{MedalSilver|2010 Delhi|3 m springboard}} {{MedalSilver|2014 Glasgow|3 m springboard}} {{MedalSilver|2014 Glasgow|3 m synchro}} {{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}} {{MedalGold|2015 Toronto|3 m springboard}} {{MedalGold|2019 Lima | 3 m synchro}} {{MedalGold|2019 Lima|3 m springboard}} {{MedalSilver|2011 Guadalajara|3 m synchro}} {{MedalSilver|2015 Toronto|3 m synchro}} }}
'''Jennifer Abel''' (born August 23, 1991) is a Canadian former diver. She is currently partnered with Mélissa Citrini-Beaulieu for synchronized diving. She won an Olympic bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 3 m synchro diving event with Émilie Heymans and a silver medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the same event with Melissa Citrini-Beaulieu. Abel is a four-time Commonwealth Games champion in the 1 m and 3 m synchronized springboard; and is also a three-time Pan American Games champion in the 3 m springboard and 3 m synchronized springboard. Her ten medals (six silver, four bronze) at the FINA World Championships are a record for most medals by a Canadian in diving at the world championships.
==Career== Abel became one of Canada's youngest ever divers when she had her debut Olympics at the age of 16 in the 2008 Summer Olympics.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dive Canada profile |url=http://www.diving.ca/english/html/bios/abel.htm |publisher=Dive Canada |access-date=July 26, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001192027/http://www.diving.ca/english/html/bios/abel.htm |archive-date=October 1, 2011}}</ref> Though failing to win a medal at the Olympic games that year, Abel did achieve success together with partner Emilie Heymans on the Grand Prix circuit, winning several medals.<ref name=COCprofile>{{cite web |title=Jennifer Abel profile |date=September 18, 2011 |url=http://olympic.ca/team-canada/jennifer-abel |publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee |access-date=July 29, 2012}}</ref> Their work together would continue after that, and Abel would gain from Heymans' experience which would build through to more Grand Prix medals through to 2010.<ref name=COCprofile/>
She became the 2010 Commonwealth Games champion in both the 1 m springboard and the 3 m synchro springboard with Émilie Heymans, as well as holding a 2010 Commonwealth silver in the 3 m springboard. After her positive results she said that "This was my first Commonwealth Games and I didn't expect to win so many medals. It shows I'm on the right track for the Olympics."<ref name=commonwealth>{{cite news |title=Canada's Abel adds 3rd diving medal |author=Jesse Campigotto |url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/canada-s-abel-adds-3rd-diving-medal-1.913737 |publisher=CBC Sports |date=October 13, 2012 |access-date=July 29, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150120055719/http://www.cbc.ca/sports/canada-s-abel-adds-3rd-diving-medal-1.913737 |archive-date=January 20, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2011, Abel also achieved a bronze medal and a silver medal from the world championships in the 3 m springboard and the 3 m synchro again with Heymans. She then went on to win a silver with Heymans at the 2011 Pan American Games in the 3-metre synchro event. For the year of 2011, Abel was named the Aquatic Federation of Canada's female athlete of the year.<ref name=COCprofile/>
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal, with her partner Heymans, in the 3 m springboard synchronized diving event.<ref name=CTV-2012-07-29-10h45>CTV, CTV 2012 London Summer Olympics, airdate: July 29, 2012, circa 10:45am EDT</ref> On winning her first Olympic medal at the age of 20, Abel said "Since the beginning of the year we’ve been really nervous about that moment. I think it takes time to just calm down and just realize it."<ref>{{cite news |title=Heymans, Abel capture Canada's 1st medal at London Olympics |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/2.720/heymans-abel-capture-canada-s-1st-medal-at-london-olympics-1.1147732 |publisher=CBC Sports |date=July 29, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150120060124/http://www.cbc.ca/m/touch/sports/olympics-summer/story/1.1147732 |archive-date=January 20, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>
Abel competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, she and partner Pamela Ware won the silver medal in 3 m synchro springboard. She next competed in the 1 m springboard where she won the gold medal. Abel finished with a silver medal in the 3 m single springboard event, completing a three medal games for her. At the 2016 Summer Olympics Abel finished a frustrating fourth in both the solo and synchro 3 m springboard events.<ref name=rio/><ref>{{cite news |title=Jennifer Abel misses Olympic diving podium in 3m springboard |author=Doug Harrison |url=http://olympics.cbc.ca/news/article/jennifer-abel-misses-olympic-diving-podium-springboard.html |publisher=CBC Sports |date=August 14, 2016}}</ref>
Following her disappointing results at the 2016 Olympics, Abel began competing with new partner Mélissa Citrini-Beaulieu. At the 2017 World Aquatics Championships they partnered to a silver medal together in their first year in the women's 3-metre synchro springboard event.<ref>{{cite news |title=Canada's Abel, Citrini-Beaulieu take world diving silver |url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/aquatics/diving-world-championships-1.4208397 |publisher=CBC Sports |date=July 17, 2017}}</ref> Abel also partnered with François Imbeau-Dulac in the mixed 3-metre synchro springboard where they won bronze. Individually, Abel also won a bronze medal at these Championships, diving to bronze medal in the 3-metre springboard. With these three medals Abel tied Alexandre Despatie for the most medals by a Canadian at the FINA World Championships.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Jennifer Abel ties Canadian diving record with mixed synchro bronze |url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/aquatics/abel-imbeau-dulac-mixed-synchro-diving-1.4217458 |publisher=CBC Sports |date=July 22, 2017}}</ref> At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Abel won the women's 3 m springboard event.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Diving | Athlete Profile: Jennifer ABEL - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/diving/athlete-profile-n6020098-jennifer-abel.htm|access-date=2021-11-13|website=results.gc2018.com|archive-date=November 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113232945/https://results.gc2018.com/en/diving/athlete-profile-n6020098-jennifer-abel.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
She qualified to represent Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Qualifying for Tokyo Olympics an unprecedented challenge because of COVID-19 |url=https://torontosun.com/sports/olympics/qualifying-for-tokyo-olympics-an-unprecedented-challenge-because-of-covid-19 |access-date=2021-06-27 |website=torontosun |language=en-CA}}</ref><ref name="Toyko2020">{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/diving/athlete-profile-n1469699-abel-jennifer.htm |title=ABEL Jennifer |publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games |access-date=September 2, 2021}}</ref> In Tokyo, Abel and partner Melissa Citrini-Beaulieu were silver medalists in the 3 m springboard event.
Abel officially announced her retirement after the Tokyo Olympics.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Diving Plungeon Canada |title=Jennifer Abel retires from diving |url=https://sirc.ca/news/jennifer-abel-retires-from-diving/ |website=SIRC |access-date=24 November 2021}}</ref>
==Personal life== Abel is of Haitian descent.<ref>{{cite news |title=Diver Jennifer Abel Wins Bronze for Canada |url=http://defend.ht/sports/articles/performance/3254-diver-jennifer-abel-wins-bronze-for-canada |publisher=Defend Haiti |date=July 30, 2012 |access-date=August 18, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150120082212/http://defend.ht/sports/articles/performance/3254-diver-jennifer-abel-wins-bronze-for-canada |archive-date=January 20, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> She is in a relationship with David Lemieux, former IBF middleweight boxing champion.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jennifer Abel, La Carte Cachee de David Lemieux |url=http://www.tvasports.ca/2017/05/03/jennifer-abel-la-carte-cachee-de-david-lemieux |publisher=TVA |date=May 3, 2017}}</ref> Lemieux proposed to Abel on her return from the 2020 Summer Olympics and they are now engaged. They have 2 children.<ref>{{cite news |title=Olympic medallist Jennifer Abel gets engaged at airport after returning from Tokyo |url=https://montrealgazette.com/sports/olympic-medallist-jennifer-abel-gets-engaged-at-airport-after-returning-from-tokyo |publisher=Montreal Gazette |date=August 3, 2021}}</ref> They also have 2 children from Lemieux's first marriage.
==See also== *List of Canadian sports personalities
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{World Aquatics}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20160722190720/http://www.diving.ca/en/index.php?option=com_profile&view=profileitem&Itemid=151&profileid=1 Jennifer Abel] at Diving Canada (archived) * {{Team Canada}} * {{Olympics.com profile|jennifer-abel}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{CGF profile}} * {{2014 Commonwealth Games profile}} * {{2018 Commonwealth Games profile|diving/athlete-profile-n6020098-jennifer-abel}} * {{2015 Pan American Games profile|diving/athlete-profile-n10163110-abel-jennifer}} * {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722033326/http://www.schemamag.ca/archive2/2012/07/canadas_olympic_team_reflects.php |date=mdy |title=Canadian Olympic Team Reflects Canada's Multiculturalism}}
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