Jennifer-Kirsten Barnes (born March 26, 1968) is a Canadian

rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is ...

and Olympic champion. Barnes was born in

London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...

, UK, in 1968. She competed at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

in the

Coxless pair A coxless pair is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two rowers, who propel the boat with sweep oars. The crew consists of a pair of rowers, each having one oar, one on the stroke side (rower's right ...

, with Sarah Ann Ogilvie as her rowing partner, where they came seventh.

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Athlete Biography
at Sports Reference * 1968 births Living people Rowers from Greater London English emigrants to Canada Canadian expatriate sportspeople in England Canadian female rowers Olympic rowers for Canada Olympic gold medalists for Canada Rowers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in rowing Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada Rowers at the 1987 Pan American Games {{Canada-Olympic-medalist-stub