Jessica Phoenix

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Jessica Phoenix
Jessica Phoenix - 2015 Pan Am Games.jpg
Phoenix and Pavarotti at the 2015 Pan Am Games
Personal information
Full nameJessica Phoenix
Discipline Eventing
Born (1983-10-16) October 16, 1983 (age 41)
Uxbridge, Ontario
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Guadalajara Individual eventing
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Guadalajara Team eventing
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Toronto Individual eventing
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Toronto Team eventing
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Lima Team eventing

Jessica Phoenix (born October 16, 1983 in Uxbridge, Ontario) is a Canadian Equestrian Team athlete in eventing.

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Career

Phoenix won a gold medal in the individual eventing competition at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara. She also won a silver medal as part of the team eventing competition. [1]

Phoenix made her Olympic debut at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, finishing 22nd in individual eventing. [2]

Phoenix competed at her third Pan American Games in 2015. Once again she returned home with two medals, an individual silver and a team bronze. She rode a Westphalian gelding Pavarotti.

In July 2016, she was named to Canada's Olympic team. [3] At the Games held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Phoenix placed 10th in the team competition and finished 38th individually, collecting 131.60 penalties across the three stages with A Little Romance.

CCI***** results

Results
Event Kentucky Badminton Luhmühlen Burghley Pau Adelaide
20117th (Exponential)
RET (Exploring)
35th (Exponential)
2012Did not participate
2013WD (Exponential)
2014WD (Pavarotti)
2015EL (A Little Romance)
WD (Pavarotti)
2016WD (Pavarotti)
WD (Abbey GS)
WD (A Little Romance)
201717th (Pavarotti)
RET (Bentley's Best)
RET (A Little Romance)
2018Did not participate
201915th (Bogue Sound)
EL = Eliminated; RET = Retired; WD = Withdrew

International championship results

Results
YearEventHorsePlacingNotes
2007Pan American GamesExploring12thIndividual
2010World Equestrian GamesExponentialWDIndividual
2011Pan American GamesPavarottiSilver medal icon.svgTeam
Gold medal icon.svgIndividual
2012Olympic GamesExponential13thTeam
22ndIndividual
2014World Equestrian GamesPavarotti6thTeam
28thIndividual
2015Pan American GamesPavarottiBronze medal icon.svgTeam
Silver medal icon.svgIndividual
2016Olympic GamesA Little Romance10thTeam
38thIndividual
2018World Equestrian GamesPavarotti11thTeam
ELIndividual
2019Pan American GamesPavarottiBronze medal icon.svgTeam
5thIndividual
EL = Eliminated; RET = Retired; WD = Withdrew

Honours

In 2012 Phoenix was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. [4]

References

  1. "Pan Am Games:Canadian Trail". CBC Sports. October 23, 2011.
  2. "Jessica Phoenix". Athlete Biographies. Canadian Olympic Committee. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  3. Cleveland, Amy (14 July 2016). "Eric Lamaze leads Canadian Olympic equestrian team in Ian Millar's absence". www.olympics.cbc.ca/. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  4. "Olympic and Paralympic athletes to receive Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal". Official Canadian Olympic Team Website | Team Canada | 2016 Olympic Games. 19 December 2012. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2017.