Glenys Bakker

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

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

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.

In 2006, Bakker left Kleibrink's team to focus more on her family.

References
  1. "Glenys Bakker". Official Canadian Olympic Team Website | Team Canada | 2016 Olympic Games. 2011-09-19. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
  2. "Alberta - Curling Canada – 2014 Canadian Senior Curling Championships". 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. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
  5. Tcn (2006-02-20). "The Curling News: Canadian women through to semis". The Curling News. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
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