Jane Rumball is a Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 rower

Rowing (sport)

Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...

. She was born in Fredericton, New Brunswick

Fredericton, New Brunswick

Fredericton is the capital of the Canadian province of New Brunswick, by virtue of the provincial parliament which sits there. An important cultural, artistic, and educational centre for the province, Fredericton is home to two universities and cultural institutions such as the Beaverbrook Art...

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She won a gold medal at the 2006 World Rowing Championships in the women's coxless pairs with Darcy Marquardt

Darcy Marquardt

Darcy Marquardt is a Canadian rower. She is a student at the University of Victoria. She won a silver medal in the fours event at the 2002 World Championships in Seville, Spain and a bronze in the eights at the 2003 World Championships in Milan, Italy. She placed fourth in the 2004 summer...

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She finished in fourth place at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games

2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

 in Beijing

Beijing

Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...

, China

China

Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...

 in the women's eights with Ashley Brzozowicz

Ashley Brzozowicz

Ashley Brzozowicz is a Canadian rower. She was born in Toronto, Ontario.Brzozowicz finished second at the NCAA championships in 2004....

, Darcy Marquardt

Darcy Marquardt

Darcy Marquardt is a Canadian rower. She is a student at the University of Victoria. She won a silver medal in the fours event at the 2002 World Championships in Seville, Spain and a bronze in the eights at the 2003 World Championships in Milan, Italy. She placed fourth in the 2004 summer...

, Buffy Williams, Sarah Bonikowsky

Sarah Bonikowsky

Sarah Bonikowsky is a Canadian rower. She was born in Orangeville, Ontario and graduated from the University of Victoria with a Bachelors of Art and majored in philosophy with a minor in Greek and Roman studies....

, Romina Stefancic

Romina Stefancic

Romina Stefancic is a Slovenian-Canadian rower. Born in Slovenia, she received Canadian citizenship in 2004, prior to competing in the 2004 Summer Olympics....

, Andréanne Morin

Andréanne Morin

Andréanne Morin is a Canadian rower.She was the NCAA champion in rowing 2006. She won a bronze medal with the women's eights at the 2003 World Rowing Championships....

, Heather Mandoli

Heather Mandoli

Heather Mandoli is a Canadian rower.She finished in fourth place at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China in the women's eights with Ashley Brzozowicz, Darcy Marquardt, Buffy Williams, Jane Rumball, Romina Stefancic, Sarah Bonikowsky, Andréanne Morin and cox Lesley...

 and cox Lesley Thompson-Willie

Lesley Thompson

Lesley Allison Thompson-Willie is a Canadian rowing coxswain and Olympic champion. She has competed at six different Olympics, from 1984 to 2008, winning medals in four of them including gold in coxed eight at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona...

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Jane Rumball holds a Ph.D. in Kinesiology

Kinesiology

Kinesiology, also known as human kinetics is the scientific study of human movement. Kinesiology addresses physiological, mechanical, and psychological mechanisms. Applications of kinesiology to human health include: biomechanics and orthopedics, rehabilitation, such as physical and occupational...

 from the University of Western Ontario

University of Western Ontario

The University of Western Ontario is a public research university located in London, Ontario, Canada. The university's main campus covers of land, with the Thames River cutting through the eastern portion of the main campus. Western administers its programs through 12 different faculties and...

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Jane Rumball is currently attending University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine

University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine

The Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto is the medical school of the University of Toronto. The faculty is based in the Discovery District of Downtown Toronto along with most of its teaching hospitals and research institutes. Founded in 1843, it is one of Canada's oldest institutions of...

's M.D.

Doctor of Medicine

Doctor of Medicine is a doctoral degree for physicians. The degree is granted by medical schools...

 program.

External links

• Profile at Rowing Canada