Jaret Llewellyn (born 27 July 1970) is a retired Canadian water skier. Llewellyn is a four-time Pan American Games Champion when he won gold in men's water skiing events at the games in 1999, 2003, and 2 gold at the 2007 games.[2] He won two silver medals at the 2015 Pan American Games while competing at the age of 44, just one week shy of his birthday.[3] He is an 11-time world champion, 12-time Pan American Games medalist, and owns a record 117 professional titles.[1] His son Dorien Llewellyn is also a professional water skier with Pan American Games titles and his older brother Kreg Llewellyn was also a professional water skier.
Jaret Llewellyn
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| National team | Canada |
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| Born | (1970-07-27) July 27, 1970 (age 53)
Innisfail, Alberta[1] |
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| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) |
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| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) |
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| Spouse | Britta Grebe |
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| Country | Canada |
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| Sport | Waterskiing |
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Notable accomplishments
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World records
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| World Jump Records
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| 63.0 m
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May 23, 1992
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Robin Lake
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Pine Mountain, GA
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| 68.3 m
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June 19, 1999
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Austin Aquaplex
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Austin, TX
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| 70.3 m
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August 29, 1999
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Lacanau
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Lacanau France
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| 71.7 m
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September 29, 2002
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McCormick's
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Seffner, FL
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| World Overall Records
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| 2676.98 pts
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August 7, 2000
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3 @ 11.25 m
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10,740 pts
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66.8 m
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Yarra River
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Edmonton Canada
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| 2818.01 pts
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September 29, 2002
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5 @ 11.25 m
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10,730 pts
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71.7 m
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McCormick's
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Seffner, FL
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Major titles
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| Major Trick Titles
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| World Championship Titles
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1999
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| Moomba Masters Titles
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1999, 2004, 2005
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| Major Jump Titles
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| World Championship Titles
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1999, 2001, 2005
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| Pro Tour Titles
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1998, 1999, 2001
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| Masters Titles
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1998, 2002, 2003, 2004
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| Moomba Masters Titles
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2000, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2009
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| U.S. Open Titles
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2007
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| Major Overall Titles
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| World Championship Titles
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2001, 2007
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| Masters Titles
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1992, 1993, 1999, 2000
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References
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