An ex-diver from Canada, She earned a bronze medal in the 3 m synchro diving event with Emilie Heymans in 2012 and a silver medal with Melissa Citrini-Beaulieu in 2020. 4x Commonwealth Games and 3x Pan American Games gold medalist in 1m, 3m and synchronized springboard. Her 10 medals (six silver, four bronze) in the FINA World Championships are a Canadian record.
Jennifer Abel Famous For:
I’m a former diver.
In diving, a Canadian took home the most medals.
Jennifer Abel’s Origins
Jennifer Abel was born in 1991. Her hometown is Montreal, Quebec. She grew up with her father Jacques-Andre Abel and his mother Sylvie Danis. She is Canadian. She is Haitian. Her faith is Christian. Her sign is Virgo.
Jennifer Abel’s Bio
- She began diving at the age of five and participated in her first competition at the age of six.
- In 2006, she debuted at the FINA Grand Prix in Madrid, where she shared a silver medal on 10m synchro with Carol-Ann Ware.
- In 2008, she became one of Canada’s youngest divers ever at the age of 16. Despite not earning a medal at the Olympics that year, she and Emilie Heymans won multiple medals on the Grand Prix circuit.
- She won gold in the 3 m springboard in 2010 and silver in the 1 m springboard alongside Emilie Heymans.
- In 2011, she won a bronze and a silver medal in the 3 m springboard and 3 m synchro with Heymans.
- In 2011, she and Heymans won silver in the 3-metre synchro event. As the Aquatic Federation of Canada’s female athlete of the year in 2011,
- In the 3 m springboard synchronized diving event, she and Heymans earned a bronze medal in 2012.
- She and Pamela Ware won silver in 3 m synchro springboard at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. She then participated on the 1 m springboard and won gold. She finished second in the 3 m single springboard event, giving her three medal games.
She placed fourth in both the individual and synchro 3 m springboard events at the 2016 Summer Olympics. After a disastrous 2016 Olympics, she started competing with new partner Melissa Citrini-Beaulieu.
She and Melissa Citrini-Beaulieu won a silver medal in the women’s 3-metre synchro springboard event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships.
In the mixed 3-metre synchro springboard, she won bronze alongside Francois Imbeau-Dulac.
Individually, she earned a bronze medal in the 3-metre springboard. She equaled Alexandre Despatie for the most medals won by a Canadian in the FINA Worlds.
She won the 3 m springboard event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
She will represent Canada in the 2020 Summer Olympics.
She declared her retirement after the Tokyo Olympics.
Jennifer Abel’s Relationship Status
Jennifer Abel is dating former IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux. Lemieux proposed to Abel when she returned from the 2020 Summer Olympics. They have one daughter. She has a loving connection with her husband and daughter and they live happily together.
Jennifer Abel’s Body Measurements
Jennifer Abel is 1.60m (5 feet 3 inches) tall. Her weight is 59kg. Her physique is fit. Her eyes and hair are dark brown. She is a heterosexual woman.
Jennifer Abel’s Net Worth
Jennifer Abel is a former diver. Her professional diving career has paid off. Were her earnings from sponsorships or contracts? Her predicted net worth in 2021 is $1-5 million.
Do you Know?
- She is Haitian.
- She began diving at the age of 5.
- She earned a bronze medal in the 3 m synchro diving event with Emilie Heymans in 2012 and a silver medal with Melissa Citrini-Beaulieu in 2020.
- 4x Commonwealth Games and 3x Pan American Games gold medalist in 1m, 3m and synchronized springboard.
- Her 10 medals (six silver, four bronze) in the FINA World Championships are a Canadian record.
- She is dating former IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux.