Following one of the most dominant and unprecedented seasons in national track and field competition, including a record five gold medal performance at the Canadian Interuniversity Sport's (CIS) Championships, Jessica Zelinka received the BLG Award as the CIS Female Athlete of the Year.
With her 'one-to-watch' status solidified, she represented Canada in her major international competition debut at the 2007 Pan American Games and continued her winning ways with a gold-medal performance.
The Beijing Games provided a beautifully-scripted breakthrough for Jessica in her first Olympics. She smashed her personal best, setting a Canadian Record and finished just off the podium in fifth place.
In 2009, Jessica added the role of mom to her life and welcomes the challenge of competing for her daughter Anika, husband and fellow Olympian Nathaniel Miller, and for Canada at the 2012 Olympic Games.
In her first major competition as Canada’s seven-sport mom, she handily won her fifth National Championship and regained her international form adding a silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
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