Janice Seamon-Molson

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.

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. 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. Machlin Women's Swiss Teams (3) 2002, 2009, 2011 Wagar Women's Knockout Teams (6) 1988, 1992, 2000, 2001, 2007, 2013, Sternberg Women's Board-a-Match Teams (4) 1999, 2003, 2011, 2014 Whitehead Women's Pairs (1) 1992 Smith Life Master Women's Pairs (2) 1993, 1997 Mixed Swiss 2022 Senior Mixed Pairs 2023 Women’s Open SwissTeams 2024 Morehead Grand National Teams 2026

Runners-up World Championships (4) Venice Cup (1) 2000 Womens Teams (2) 2004, 2015 McConnell Cup (1) 2022 North American Bridge Championships (22) Whitehead Women's Pairs (2) 1989, 2001 Smith Life Master Women's Pairs (3) 1991, 2006, 2008 Grand National Teams (1) 2022 Machlin Women's Swiss Teams (4) 1988, 1999, 2000, 2003