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Janet Leung

Personal information
Born	(1994-04-25) April 25, 1994 (age 30) Mississauga, Ontario
Height	169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
College team	Brown University
Medal record Women's Softball Representing  Canada Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Team Women's World Cup 2018 Chiba Team 2024 Castions di Strada Team Pan American Games 2019 Lima Team 2023 Santiago Team

Janet Leung (born April 25, 1994) is a Canadian former professional softball player. She played professionally for the Canadian Wild of the National Pro Fastpitch (NPF). She played college softball at Brown University from 2012 to 2016 and earned All-Ivy all four years. She has been a member of Canada women's national softball team since 2017 and helped the team make history by winning Canada's first medal in the sport at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Career

Leung played college softball for the Brown Bears in the Ivy League from 2012 to 2016.

Leung competed at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, winning silver.

In June 2021, Leung was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team. During the Olympics, Leung had two hits and one walk, recording one of her hits during the bronze medal game and scoring the winning run to help Canada defeat Team Mexico.

Leung represented Canada at the 2024 Women's Softball World Cup and won a bronze medal. She also received a certified digital NFT medal.

References

1. ^ "Janet Leung". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
2. "Janet Leung". brownbears.com. July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
3. Nichols, Paula (May 12, 2021). "Team Canada reveals roster for softball's Olympic return". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
4. "Canada names Olympic women's softball team". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. May 12, 2021. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
5. "MEX 2, CAN 3". olympicssoftball.wbsc.org. July 26, 2021. Archived from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
6. "Leung". olympicssoftball.wbsc.org. July 26, 2021. Archived from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
7. "Callum Pilgrim walks off dramatic game with grand slam, Canada beats Netherlands to claim Women's Softball World Cup bronze medal". wbsc.org. July 20, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2024.

External links

• Brown Bears bio

v t e Canada roster – 2020 Summer Olympics bronze medalists
1 Kelsey Harshman 2 Natalie Wideman 3 Erika Polidori 5 Joey Lye 7 Jennifer Salling 8 Victoria Hayward 14 Janet Leung 15 Danielle Lawrie 17 Sara Groenewegen 19 Emma Entzminger 25 Jennifer Gilbert 26 Larissa Franklin 29 Jenna Caira 38 Lauren Regula 55 Kaleigh Rafter
Manager: 0 Mark Smith Coaches; Lonni Alameda Mel Basilio Chris Jones

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