Jessica Phoenix (born October 16, 1983 in Uxbridge, Ontario) is a Canadian Equestrian Team athlete in eventing.
| Jessica Phoenix | |
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 Phoenix and Pavarotti at the 2015 Pan Am Games | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Jessica Phoenix |
| Discipline | Eventing |
| Born | October 16, 1983 Uxbridge, Ontario |
Career
editPhoenix 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
edit| Results | ||||||||||||
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| Event | Kentucky | Badminton | Luhmühlen | Burghley | Pau | Adelaide | ||||||
| 2011 | 7th (Exponential) RET (Exploring) |
35th (Exponential) | ||||||||||
| 2012 | Did not participate | |||||||||||
| 2013 | WD (Exponential) | |||||||||||
| 2014 | WD (Pavarotti) | |||||||||||
| 2015 | EL (A Little Romance) WD (Pavarotti) |
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| 2016 | WD (Pavarotti) WD (Abbey GS) WD (A Little Romance) |
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| 2017 | 17th (Pavarotti) RET (Bentley's Best) RET (A Little Romance) |
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| 2018 | Did not participate | |||||||||||
| 2019 | 15th (Bogue Sound) | |||||||||||
| EL = Eliminated; RET = Retired; WD = Withdrew | ||||||||||||
International championship results
edit| Results | ||||||||||
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| Year | Event | Horse | Placing | Notes | ||||||
| 2007 | Pan American Games | Exploring | 12th | Individual | ||||||
| 2010 | World Equestrian Games | Exponential | WD | Individual | ||||||
| 2011 | Pan American Games | Pavarotti | 
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Team | ||||||
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Individual | |||||||||
| 2012 | Olympic Games | Exponential | 13th | Team | ||||||
| 22nd | Individual | |||||||||
| 2014 | World Equestrian Games | Pavarotti | 6th | Team | ||||||
| 28th | Individual | |||||||||
| 2015 | Pan American Games | Pavarotti | 
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Team | ||||||
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Individual | |||||||||
| 2016 | Olympic Games | A Little Romance | 10th | Team | ||||||
| 38th | Individual | |||||||||
| 2018 | World Equestrian Games | Pavarotti | 11th | Team | ||||||
| EL | Individual | |||||||||
| 2019 | Pan American Games | Pavarotti |
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Team | ||||||
| 5th | Individual | |||||||||
| EL = Eliminated; RET = Retired; WD = Withdrew | ||||||||||
Honours
editIn 2012 Phoenix was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Pan Am Games:Canadian Trail". CBC Sports. October 23, 2011.
- ^ "Jessica Phoenix". Athlete Biographies. Canadian Olympic Committee. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.