Sandra Jenkins (born July 20, 1961 in

Fort Saskatchewan Fort Saskatchewan is a city along the North Saskatchewan River in Alberta, Canada. It is northeast of Edmonton, the provincial capital. It is part of the Edmonton census metropolitan area and one of 24 municipalities that constitute the Edmont ...

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as Sandra Rippel) is a Canadian curler from

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. Jenkins was the alternate player for the Canadian women's team at the

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skipped by

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 ...

. Sandra got to play in a few games as some of the members of the team had been ill. Jenkins played second for

Cathy Shaw Catherine "Cathy" Shaw (née Pidzarko; born c. 1953) is a Canadians, Canadian curling, curler, originally from Winnipeg, Manitoba. While attending Miles Macdonell Collegiate, Shaw and her twin sister, Chris Scalena, Chris won three straigh ...

at the 1982 and 1983 Scott Tournament of Hearts. The team lost in the final in 1983 to

Penny LaRocque Penny LaRocque (born ca. 1943 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian retired curling, curler from Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax, Nova Scotia. She is a former Canadian champion skip, and world championship bronze medallist. She ...

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. In 1987 Jenkins was the third for Ken Ursuliak at the

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. Also in 1987 she was in the Olympic Trials playing for

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. She returned to the Scotts in 1989 as an alternate for

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. In 1993 she joined up with

as her third at that year's Scott Tournament of Hearts. She would not play with Kleibrink again until the 2005 Canadian Olympic Trials. In 2002 Jenkins was the lead for

Ken Hunka Ken or KEN may refer to: Entertainment * ''Ken'' (album), a 2017 album by Canadian indie rock band Destroyer. * ''Ken'' (film), 1964 Japanese film. * ''Ken'' (magazine), a large-format political magazine. * Ken Masters, a main character in t ...

at the Mixed. Jenkins currently skips her own team.

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Sandra Jenkins on Real Champions
1961 births Living people Canadian women curlers Curlers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Curlers from Alberta Curlers from British Columbia People from Salmon Arm People from Fort Saskatchewan Olympic bronze medalists for Canada Olympic curlers of Canada Olympic medalists in curling Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics {{Canada-curling-bio-stub