Jennifer Oakes (volleyball) explained

Jennifer Oakes
Full Name:	Jennifer Gerilyn Oakes
Birth Date:	February 4, 1998^[1]
Birth Place:	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Sport:	Sitting volleyball
Disability Class:	VS1

Jennifer Gerilyn Oakes (born February 4, 1998) is a Canadian sitting volleyball player.

Career

Oakes competed at the World Para Volleyball Championship in 2022 and won a silver medal, Canada's first ever medal in sitting volleyball at a major international event.^[2]

On July 22, 2024, she was named to Canada's roster to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.^{[3] [4]} She won a bronze medal in sitting volleyball, Canada's first ever medal in the event.^[5]

Personal life

In July 2015, Oakes injured her right leg in a boating accident.^[6] She wasn't holding on and was knocked off the front of the boat and run over. The propeller narrowly missed her head and torso. Doctors were forced to amputate her leg below the knee.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jennifer Oakes . . September 7, 2024.
2. Web site: Historic silver medal for Canada at sitting volleyball world championships . paralympic.ca . November 11, 2022 . September 7, 2024.
3. Web site: Canada’s women’s sitting volleyball team nominated for Paris 2024 Paralympic Games . paralympic.ca . July 22, 2024 . September 7, 2024.
4. Web site: Heidi Peters sets focus on a medal: ’We can’t wait’ . paralympic.ca . May 30, 2024 . September 7, 2024.
5. Web site: Canadian women's sitting volleyball team ends Paralympic team sport podium drought . . September 7, 2024 . September 7, 2024.
6. Web site: Jennifer Oakes . paralympic.ca . September 7, 2024.
7. Web site: Oakes starring for Canada's Paralympic volleyball team 13 months after accident . ctvnews.ca . September 12, 2016 . September 7, 2024.