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Jill Bakken

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Jill Bakken (born January 25, 1977) is an American Olympic bobsledder who has competed since 1994. As the 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 was a Specialist in the Utah Army National Guard and sponsored by the Army World Class Athlete Program at the time she won gold. Bakken is a graduate of Lake Washington High School and an alumna of Eastern Washington University, transferring there in 2005. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jill Bakken is the 6,672nd most popular athlete, the 20,015th most popular biography from United States and the 767th most popular American Athlete.

Jill Bakken is most famous for being an American bobsledder who competed in the early 2000s. She won a gold medal in the women's two-woman bobsled event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Jill Bakken ranks 6,672 out of 6,025Before her are Lidewij Welten, Scott McGough, Małgorzata Hołub-Kowalik, Lin Qingfeng, Erick Barrondo, and Karina Goricheva. After her are Dimitrios Tsiamis, Ruggero Tita, Mechiel Versluis, Kelly-Ann Baptiste, Matías Rey, and Yuliya Yelistratova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Jill Bakken ranks 1,425Before her are Nate Torrence, Kelly Sheridan, Paul Goodison, Dee Rees, Wade Redden, and Shauna Rohbock. After her are Jennifer Kessy, Funke Akindele, Slaine, Susan O'Connor, Vasundhara Das, and Mahela Jayawardene.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jill Bakken ranks 20,023 out of 20,380Before her are Shauna Rohbock (1977), Jackson Vroman (1981), Killian Hayes (2001), Jack Champion (2004), Rebecca Ward (1990), and Linda Sánchez (1969). After her are Marié Digby (1983), Yo Gotti (1981), Jeremih (1987), Travis Stevens (1986), Ciara Renée (1990), and Adam Yahiye Gadahn (1978).

Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Jill Bakken ranks 767Before her are Justin Huish (1975), Tom Pappas (1976), Me'Lisa Barber (1980), Moushaumi Robinson (1981), Andrew Rock (1982), and Scott McGough (1989). After her are Muna Lee (1981), Mary Wineberg (1980), Hanna Thompson (1983), Xander Schauffele (1993), Caryn Davies (1982), and Maggie Steffens (1993).