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Janice Seamon-Molson

{{Short description|American bridge player (born 1956)}}

Janice Seamon-Molson (born June 6, 1956) is an American bridge player.

Career

She has won major tournaments under the name Janice Seamon as well. As of 2016, Seamon–Molson ranked 3rd among women World Grand Masters by world masterpoints (MP) and 11th by placing points that do not decay over time.[http://www.worldbridge.org/womenwmasters.aspx "Women World Grand Masters"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041249/http://www.worldbridge.org/womenwmasters.aspx |date=2016-03-04 }}. WBF. Retrieved 2014-11-10.

Born to bridge players Rita and William Seamon, Janice Lee Seamon was the only girl of three children. Her youngest brother, Michael Seamon, was also a nationally ranked bridge player. She grew up around North Miami, Florida.

She attended University of Florida, University of Kansas City, and summa cum laude from Nova University School of Law.{{OEB|5|733}}

She passed the bar, earning her title as an attorney. As of November 2022, she has won 19 North American Championships, and has 19 seconds. She has also won 4 world championships (Venice Cup 2003 and 2013; McConnell Cup 2006; World Bridge Games 2016), finished second 3 times (Venice Cup 2000 and 2013 Olympiad 2004), and been third 3 times (Women's Pairs 2006; Olympiad 2008; McConnell Cup 2014).

At the SportAccord World Mind Games in Beijing, in December 2011, Seamon-Molson won the "Individuals Women" gold medal by achieving the highest score in a series of rounds played with different and generally unfamiliar partners. Not a world championship meet, the SportAccord WMG invited 24 women from Great Britain, France, China, and the U.S. to compete in three small tournaments as four national teams, twelve pairs, and 24 individuals. The six U.S. women also won the team gold medal. Seamon-Molson's partner was Tobi Sokolow. At the same event in 2012, Seamon-Molson won the team silver medal.

Personal life

Janice married Mark Molson, a well known Canadian bridge player, on March 16, 1999. Mark Molson died suddenly of complications during an operation for a dissected aortic aneurism on January 19, 2006.

Seamon-Molson has a daughter, born September 5, 1998, named Jennifer Rose Molson. Jennifer attended New York Film Academy for musical theatre.

Bridge accomplishments

=Wins=

|title=Rockwell Mixed Pairs Previous Winners

|publisher=American Contract Bridge League

|url=http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db5.pdf

|page=8

|date=2014-03-25

|accessdate=2014-10-17

|url-status=dead

|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163529/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db5.pdf

|archivedate=2014-10-21

}}

|title=Machlin Swiss Previous Winners

|publisher=American Contract Bridge League

|url=http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db9.pdf

|page=10

|date=2014-03-29

|accessdate=2014-10-17

|url-status=dead

|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163816/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db9.pdf

|archivedate=2014-10-21

}}

|title=Wagar Previous Winners

|publisher=American Contract Bridge League

|url=http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db4.pdf

|page=10

|date=2014-07-21

|accessdate=2014-10-17

|url-status=dead

|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163711/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db4.pdf

|archivedate=2014-10-21

}}

|title=Women's BAM Winners

|publisher=American Contract Bridge League

|url=http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db3.pdf

|page=4

|date=2013-12-01

|accessdate=2014-10-17

|url-status=dead

|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163618/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db3.pdf

|archivedate=2014-10-21

}}

=Runners-up=

|title=Whitehead Previous Winners

|publisher=American Contract Bridge League

|url=http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db7.pdf

|page=5

|date=2014-03-27

|accessdate=2014-10-17

|url-status=dead

|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163800/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db7.pdf

|archivedate=2014-10-21

}}

|title=Smith Women's Pairs Previous Winners

|publisher=American Contract Bridge League

|url=http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db1.pdf

|page=7

|date=2013-11-29

|accessdate=2014-10-17

|url-status=dead

|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021045907/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db1.pdf

|archivedate=2014-10-21

}}

| title = Daily Bulletin

| author =

| publisher = American Contract Bridge League

| url = https://cdn.acbl.org/nabc/2022/02/bulletins/db4.pdf

| date = 2022-07-18

| accessdate = 2022-07-18 }}

References

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[http://worldmindgames2011.sportresult.com/NH/en/Participant/ParticipantInfo/081bf953-71fa-4536-8966-132f78db9c1b "SEAMON MOLSON Janice"]. Athlete Information. SportAccord World Mind Games. December 2011. Retrieved 2014-11-10.

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External links

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  • [http://worldmindgames2011.sportresult.com/NH/en/Participant/ParticipantInfo/081bf953-71fa-4536-8966-132f78db9c1b SEAMON MOLSON Janice] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110061919/http://worldmindgames2011.sportresult.com/NH/en/Participant/ParticipantInfo/081bf953-71fa-4536-8966-132f78db9c1b |date=2014-11-10 }} athlete information at the 1st SportAccord World Mind Games (2011)

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Category:American contract bridge players

Category:American lawyers

Category:People from North Miami, Florida

Category:University of Florida alumni

Category:University of Missouri–Kansas City alumni

Category:Nova Southeastern University alumni

Category:Living people

Category:Place of birth missing (living people)

Category:1956 births