Softball Alumna Leung ’16 Nominated for Softball Canada’s Olympic Team
5/12/2021 11:36:00 AM | Softball
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Brown University softball alumna Janet Leung '16 has earned nomination to Softball Canada's team for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Softball Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee announced on Wednesday.
The 15 athletes on the team were selected by Softball Canada's coaching staff in accordance with the Women's National Team Olympic Team Selection Process. Softball returns to the Olympic Games after being left off at London 2012 and Rio 2016. Canada narrowly missed the podium with a fourth-place finish the last time the sport appeared at Beijing 2008.
In 2019, Leung – a native of Mississauga, Ontario – helped Softball Canada qualify for the 2020 Olympic Games behind a second-place finish at the 2019 WBSC Softball Americas Qualifier held from August 25 to September 1 in Surrey, British Columbia. Leung is set to become Brown's first-ever Olympian in the sport of softball.
Canada became the fifth country to qualify for Tokyo 2020, joining Italy, Japan, Mexico, and the United States prior to Australia gaining the sixth and final spot. The women's softball competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will take place from July 21-27, 2021 at the Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium and the Yokohama Baseball Stadium.
Also in summer 2019, Leung helped Canada earn a silver medal at the Pan American Games and win a second consecutive gold medal at the Canada Cup after competing in National Pro Fastpitch Softball with the Canadian Wild.
• Janet Leung: Softball Canada Bio
• Janet Leung: Canada Olympic Bio
• Team Canada reveals roster for softball's Olympic return
• Softball Canada Olympic Softball Roster Announcement
Leung has established herself as one of Canada's top infielders since graduating from Brown in 2016. After competing for Canada at the junior level in 2013, Leung took part in national team selection camps in 2014 and 2015 before competing with the national team in the summer of 2017 at the Canada Cup and Japan Cup.
During the summer of 2018, Leung won gold at the Canada Cup – earning the tournament's Best Defensive Player award – before capturing bronze at the Women's Softball World Championship.
A four-time All-Ivy selection, Leung finished her career third all-time at Brown in at bats (493) and fifth in doubles (35) while starting all 151 games over her four years. For her Brown career, she posted a .304 batting average, 150 hits, 35 doubles, 79 runs, and 52 RBIs.
Canada is ranked third in the WBSC Women's Softball World Rankings and has won three bronze medals over the last five WBSC World Championships, including back-to-back bronze medals in 2016 and 2018. The team won gold at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games and captured silver medals at Guadalajara 2011 and Lima 2019.
Prior to being named to Team Canada, all nominations are subject to approval by the Canadian Olympic Committee's Team Selection Committee following its receipt of nominations by all National Sport Organisations.
Janet Leung '16: Softball Canada Highlights
2013: International Softball Federation Women's Junior World Championships
2014: Senior Women's National Team Selection Camp
2015: Senior Women's National Team Selection Camp
2017: Canada Cup (Women's Elite Team)
2017: Japan Cup
2018: Canada Cup: Gold Medal (Tournament's Best Defensive Player)
2018: Women's Softball World Championship: Bronze Medal
2019: Canada Cup: Gold Medal
2019: National Pro Fastpitch Softball (Canadian Wild)
2019: Pan American Games: Silver Medal
2019: WBSC Softball Americas Qualifier: Second Place
2021: Nominated for Softball Canada 2020 Olympic Team
Softball Canada Olympic Schedule
July 21: vs. Mexico
July 22: vs. United States
July 24: vs. Australia
July 25: vs. Japan
July 26: vs. Italy
July 27: Bronze Medal and Gold Medal Games
The 15 athletes on the team were selected by Softball Canada's coaching staff in accordance with the Women's National Team Olympic Team Selection Process. Softball returns to the Olympic Games after being left off at London 2012 and Rio 2016. Canada narrowly missed the podium with a fourth-place finish the last time the sport appeared at Beijing 2008.
In 2019, Leung – a native of Mississauga, Ontario – helped Softball Canada qualify for the 2020 Olympic Games behind a second-place finish at the 2019 WBSC Softball Americas Qualifier held from August 25 to September 1 in Surrey, British Columbia. Leung is set to become Brown's first-ever Olympian in the sport of softball.
Canada became the fifth country to qualify for Tokyo 2020, joining Italy, Japan, Mexico, and the United States prior to Australia gaining the sixth and final spot. The women's softball competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will take place from July 21-27, 2021 at the Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium and the Yokohama Baseball Stadium.
Also in summer 2019, Leung helped Canada earn a silver medal at the Pan American Games and win a second consecutive gold medal at the Canada Cup after competing in National Pro Fastpitch Softball with the Canadian Wild.
• Janet Leung: Softball Canada Bio
• Janet Leung: Canada Olympic Bio
• Team Canada reveals roster for softball's Olympic return
• Softball Canada Olympic Softball Roster Announcement
Leung has established herself as one of Canada's top infielders since graduating from Brown in 2016. After competing for Canada at the junior level in 2013, Leung took part in national team selection camps in 2014 and 2015 before competing with the national team in the summer of 2017 at the Canada Cup and Japan Cup.
During the summer of 2018, Leung won gold at the Canada Cup – earning the tournament's Best Defensive Player award – before capturing bronze at the Women's Softball World Championship.
A four-time All-Ivy selection, Leung finished her career third all-time at Brown in at bats (493) and fifth in doubles (35) while starting all 151 games over her four years. For her Brown career, she posted a .304 batting average, 150 hits, 35 doubles, 79 runs, and 52 RBIs.
Canada is ranked third in the WBSC Women's Softball World Rankings and has won three bronze medals over the last five WBSC World Championships, including back-to-back bronze medals in 2016 and 2018. The team won gold at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games and captured silver medals at Guadalajara 2011 and Lima 2019.
Prior to being named to Team Canada, all nominations are subject to approval by the Canadian Olympic Committee's Team Selection Committee following its receipt of nominations by all National Sport Organisations.
Janet Leung '16: Softball Canada Highlights
2013: International Softball Federation Women's Junior World Championships
2014: Senior Women's National Team Selection Camp
2015: Senior Women's National Team Selection Camp
2017: Canada Cup (Women's Elite Team)
2017: Japan Cup
2018: Canada Cup: Gold Medal (Tournament's Best Defensive Player)
2018: Women's Softball World Championship: Bronze Medal
2019: Canada Cup: Gold Medal
2019: National Pro Fastpitch Softball (Canadian Wild)
2019: Pan American Games: Silver Medal
2019: WBSC Softball Americas Qualifier: Second Place
2021: Nominated for Softball Canada 2020 Olympic Team
Softball Canada Olympic Schedule
July 21: vs. Mexico
July 22: vs. United States
July 24: vs. Australia
July 25: vs. Japan
July 26: vs. Italy
July 27: Bronze Medal and Gold Medal Games
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