Janet Leung

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|04|25|mf=yes}}

| birth_place = Mississauga, Ontario

| height = 169 cm

| weight =

| collegeteam = Brown University

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport |Women's Softball}}

{{MedalCountry | {{CAN}} }}

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Janet Leung (born April 25, 1994) is a Canadian former professional softball player. She played professionally for the Canadian Wild of the National Pro Fastpitch (NPF).{{cite web|url=https://olympic.ca/team-canada/janet-leung/|title=Janet Leung|website=www.olympic.ca/|publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee|access-date=10 July 2021}} She played college softball at Brown University from 2012 to 2016 and earned All-Ivy all four years. She has been a member of Canada women's national softball team since 2017 and helped the team make history by winning Canada's first medal in the sport at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Career

Leung played college softball for the Brown Bears in the Ivy League from 2012 to 2016.{{cite web |url=https://brownbears.com/sports/softball/roster/janet-leung/6848 |title=Janet Leung |website=brownbears.com |date=2021-07-26 |accessdate=2021-07-26}}

Leung competed at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, winning silver.

In June 2021, Leung was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team.{{cite web|title=Team Canada reveals roster for softball's Olympic return|last=Nichols|first=Paula|url=https://olympic.ca/2021/05/12/team-canada-reveals-roster-for-softballs-olympic-return/|publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee|date=12 May 2021|access-date=24 May 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/softball/canada-names-olympic-softball-team-1.6023585|title=Canada names Olympic women's softball team|date=12 May 2021|website=www.cbc.ca/|publisher=CBC Sports|access-date=24 May 2021}} During the Olympics, Leung had two hits and one walk, recording one of her hits during the bronze medal game and scoring the winning run to help Canada defeat Team Mexico.{{cite web |url=https://olympicsoftball.wbsc.org/en/2021/schedule-and-results/box-score/6288 |title=MEX 2, CAN 3 |website=olympicssoftball.wbsc.org |date=2021-07-26 |accessdate=2021-07-26 |archive-date=2021-07-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727060835/https://olympicsoftball.wbsc.org/en/2021/schedule-and-results/box-score/6288 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=https://olympicsoftball.wbsc.org/en/2021/teams/CAN/players/74452 |title=Leung |website=olympicssoftball.wbsc.org |date=2021-07-26 |accessdate=2021-07-26 |archive-date=2021-07-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727085236/https://olympicsoftball.wbsc.org/en/2021/teams/CAN/players/74452 |url-status=dead }}

Leung represented Canada at the 2024 Women's Softball World Cup and won a bronze medal. She also received a [https://museum.belegends.com/trophies/37979 certified digital NFT medal]. {{cite web |url=https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2024-womens-softball-world-cup-finals/news/2024-women-softball-world-cup-bronze-medal-game-canada-netherlands |title=Callum Pilgrim walks off dramatic game with grand slam, Canada beats Netherlands to claim Women's Softball World Cup bronze medal |website=wbsc.org |date=July 20, 2024 |access-date=July 20, 2024}}