Jessica Phoenix

Jessica Phoenix
Personal information
Full name Jessica Phoenix
Nationality  Canada
Discipline Eventing
Born (1983-10-16) October 16, 1983
Uxbridge, Ont, CAN

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

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 4* 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)
2018
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. 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. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
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