Jacinthe Taillon

Jacinthe Taillon (born January 1, 1977)[1] is a Canadian competitor in synchronized swimming and Olympic medalist.

Jacinthe Taillon
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1977-01-01) January 1, 1977
Saint-Eustache, Quebec, Canada
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesSynchronized swimming
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Women's synchronized swimming
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Team
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place1999 WinnipegTeam
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place1998 Kuala LumpurDuet

Born in Saint-Eustache, Quebec, Taillon participated on the Canadian team that received a bronze medal in synchronized team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.[2]

She also won a gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Games in the team event[3] and a gold medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in the Duet event.[4]

References
  1. "Jacinthe TAILLON - Olympic Synchronized Swimming | Canada". International Olympic Committee. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  2. "Jacinthe Taillon". Team Canada (in French). 19 September 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  3. Olderr, Steven (2015). The Pan American Games / Los Juegos Panamericanos: A Statistical History, 1951-1999, bilingual edition / Una Historia Estadistica, 1951-1999, edicion bilingue (in Spanish). McFarland. p. 260. ISBN 9781476604688.
  4. "Jacinthe Taillon". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 19 June 2019.


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