Janelle Atkinson
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| Full name | Janelle Anya Monique Atkinson-Wignall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Jamaica
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| Born |
30 September 1982 Saint Andrew, Surrey, Jamaica |
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| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 146 lb (66 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Gator Swim Club (USA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Florida (U.S.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Janelle Anya Monique Atkinson-Wignall (born 30 September 1982), née Janelle Anya Monique Atkinson, is a Jamaican former competitive swimmer who won three silver medals at the 1999 Pan American Games. She is currently the head women's swimming coach at Stony Brook University.
Atkinson was born in Saint Andrew, Surrey, Jamaica in 1982.
At the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Atkinson was a three-time silver medalist, finishing third in each of the 200-, 400- and 800-metre freestyle events. Atkinson represented Jamaica at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, where she finished fourth in the 400-metre freestyle and ninth in the 800-metre freestyle. Atkinson won a pair of bronze medals in the 400-metre freestyle and 800-metre freestyle at the 2002 Commonwealth Games held in Manchester, England. She also competed in the 200-metre freestyle and 400-metre freestyle for the Jamaican team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. She was named Jamaica's Swimmer of the Year seven consecutive times from 1997 to 2003. Contrary to popular belief, Janelle is not related to Alia Atkinson who ironically is also a Jamaican swimmer.
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