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Glenys Bakker
The Olympic Games, or Olympics, is an international multi-sport event taking place every four years which comprises of summer and winter games. Though the first ancient games were held in 776 B.C, the modern games started from 1896.The unity of the 5 continents is shown on the Olympic flag by five colorful intertwined rings of red, blue, green, yellow, and black, created by Baron Pierre de Coubertin to represent atleast one color of the participating country’s national flag.
Glenys Bakker was born on August 27, 1962 in High River, Alberta. She is a Canadian curler from Calgary, Alberta. She played second for Shannon Kleibrink's bronze medal winning team at the 2006 Winter Olympics. She has played for Shannon Kleibrink for most of her curling career. At the 1993 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Bakker was Kleibrink's alternate and was Kleibrink's third at the 1997 Canadian Olympic Trials where the team lost to Sandra Schmirler in the finals.
In 2004, Bakker 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 Olympic Trials getting a berth at the 2006 Olympics. At the Olympics, Bakker struggled for most of tournament, and was the 8th best second at the games out of ten second's.
Glenys Bakker, with all her dedication and devotion in her play achieved many goals in her overall athletic career. She had the ability of defeating the opponent easily by just giving some extra hard work and efforts. She never lost hope in her self and always fought hard to achieve her goal. She is considered as one of the best athletes in the Olympics.
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