Jan Betker

Jan Betker
Medal record
Women's curling
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Nagano Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Geneva Team
Gold medal – first place 1994 Oberstdorf Team
Gold medal – first place 1997 Berne Team
Representing  Saskatchewan
Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Gold medal – first place 1993 Brandon
Gold medal – first place 1994 Kitchener
Gold medal – first place 1997 Vancouver
Silver medal – second place 2007 Lethbridge
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Calgary
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Regina
Canadian Olympic Curling Trials
Gold medal – first place 1997 Brandon

Janice "Jan" Betker (born July 19, 1960, in Regina, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian curler. Betker is best known for playing third on the Sandra Schmirler rink that won three world championships and an Olympic gold medal in the 1990s. Following Schmirler's death from cancer in 2000, Betker replaced her as the team's skip.

In 2019, Betker was named the greatest Canadian female third in history in a TSN poll of broadcasters, reporters and top curlers.[1]

  1. ^ "Canada's Greatest Curlers: Olympic champion Betker earns nod as top third - TSN.ca". 2019-02-20.