Background
However, she was born in Victoria, British Columbia.
However, she was born in Victoria, British Columbia.
Lassen is originally from Whitehorse, Yukon. She is one of few Yukon athletes to break into the world scene. This, of course, was before she became a national athlete.
At the 2005 World Weightlifting Championships she ranked fifth, with a total of 226 kg.
At the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships she ranked sixth. She ranked 8th in the 75 kg category at the 2008 Summer Olympics, lifting a total of 240 kg.
Jeane Lassen formally announced on February 18, 2016, her intent to run with the Yukon Liberals for her home riding of Takhini-Kopper King in the 2016 Yukon election.