Further Personal Information |
| Residence |
White Rock, BC, CAN |
Sport Specific Information |
| Club / Team |
Semi Weightlifting Club: Surrey, PEI, CAN |
Further Personal Information |
| Higher education |
Education - University of Quebec: Quebec, QC, CAN |
General Interest |
| Hobbies |
Reading. (olympic.ca, 03 Oct 2012) |
| Injuries |
In 2006, she suffered a right shoulder injury which saw her sidelined for several months. (Athlete, 06 Sep 2010) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Why this sport? |
She followed her older sister Caroline into the sport. "My parents didn't really want us to do weightlifting. They wanted us to do a team sport because they wanted us to make friends. It was really my sister who wanted to do weightlifting and my father tried for months to change her mind. He was like: 'Do you want to do judo? Do you want to do volleyball?' He tried a lot but it didn't work. By the end he just gave up." |
General Interest |
| Most influential person in career |
Her parents. (Athlete, 06 Sep 2010; sportsnet.ca, 26 May 2011) |
| Hero / Idol |
Her grandmother. (Athlete, 06 Sep 2010) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Name of coach |
Guy Marineau, CAN; Walter Bailey [husband], CAN; Jeane Lassen [personal], CAN |
| Coach from what year? |
2011 |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began weightlifting at the age of 10 in Rouyn-Noranda, Canada. |
International Debut |
| Year |
2001 |
| Competing for |
Canada |
| Location |
Greece |
Further Personal Information |
| Occupation |
Athlete, Coach |
| Languages |
French, English |
General Interest |
| Nicknames |
Boutchou [derived from French for 'Cabbage Patch Kid' which were popular toys when she was born]. (Athlete, 16 Apr 2008) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto |
"We can always do better as long as we believe in our dreams and work to make them come true." (Athlete, 06 Sep 2010) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Coach from which country? |
Canada |
Further Personal Information |
| Family |
Husband Walter Bailey, son Philippe (born 2014) and daughter Alianna (2016) |
General Interest |
| Awards and honours |
She became the first Canadian women to win an Olympic medal when she took bronze at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (alchetron.com |
Sport Specific Information |
| Footedness |
Right |
General Interest |
| Other information |
FAMILY AFFAIR
Her father was the president of the Heracles Weightlifting Club, her mother Aline and her older sister Sylvie were provincial officials in the sport, and her sister Valerie started competing in weightlifting in 1997. (olympic.ca, 03 Oct 2012) |
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