Melanie Jans (born July 3, 1973) is a

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professional female

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player who represented

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during her career. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 25 in March 1999 after having joined the

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in 1991. After retiring from professional sport, JANS joined Club Meadowvale in Mississauga as the Club Pro. Since January 2018 Melanie has been the Oakville Club squash professional. In 2015 JANS was inducted in to the Ontario Squash Hall of Fame, and subsequently inducted in the Canadian Squash Hall of Fame in 2022

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* 1973 births Living people Canadian female squash players Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada Pan American Games medalists in squash Squash players at the 1999 Pan American Games Squash players at the 2003 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Montreal Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games {{Canada-squash-bio-stub