Glenys Bakker (born August 27, 1962 in

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) is a

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curler from

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. Bakker played second for

Shannon Kleibrink Shannon Kleibrink (born October 7, 1968 in Norquay, Saskatchewan) is a retired Canadian curler from Okotoks, Alberta. She and her team of third Amy Nixon, second Glenys Bakker, lead Christine Keshen and alternate Sandra Jenkins represented Can ...

's bronze medal winning team at the

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. Bakker played for Shannon Kleibrink for most of her curling career. At the

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, Bakker was Kleibrink's Alternate. She was Kleibrink's third at the 1997 Canadian Olympic Trials where the team lost to

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in the final. In 2004, she was Kleibrink's second at the

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where they finished with a 6–5 record. Also as Kleibrink's second, the team won the 2005 Canada Cup of Curling and won the

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getting a berth at the 2006 Olympics. At the Olympics, Bakker struggled for most of tournament, and was the 8th best second at the games out of ten second's

In 2006, Bakker left Kleibrink's team to focus more on her family

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World Curling Tour team profile
1962 births Living people Canadian people of Dutch descent Canadian women curlers Curlers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Canada Olympic curlers of Canada People from High River Curlers from Calgary Olympic medalists in curling Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics Canada Cup (curling) participants {{Canada-curling-bio-stub