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Oct 08, 1977 Alphen aan den Rijn, South Holland, Netherlands 46 years old
Dutch track and field athlete and bobsledder
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About Jeannette Pennings
- Jeannette Pennings (born 7 October 1977 in Alphen aan den Rijn) is a Dutch bobsledder and track and field athlete.
- The high jumper Wilbert Pennings is her brother.
- She started with international bobsleigh competitions in 1999.
- She is the runner in a 2-bob mostly alongside Ilse Broeders.
- Broeders and Pennings appeared on their first Olympics at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
- They were named among the possible surprise medalists, but were unable to reach this effort.
- In 2005 two Dutch female bobs qualified for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin; however the team line-ups were still unsure.
- At the qualification play-off (named bob-off) held in Oberhof, Germany four competitors fought for two seats behind Broeders and the other driver Eline Jurg.
- Pennings ended up in first position and joined Broeders in her team.
- At the Olympics Broeders and Pennings started off as first Dutch team, but were unable to recover a mistake in the upper half of the track, which resulted in a crash.
- Unless the bob crashed it still was able to reach the finish, with the frightened bobsledders still inside.
- They were all right and had no physical problems.
- They were allowed to return for the remaining three runs, but mentally they were hit and withdrew from competition.
