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.
Phoenix made her Olympic debut at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, finishing 22nd in individual eventing.
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. 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 2011 7th (Exponential)RET (Exploring) 35th (Exponential) 2012 Did not participate 2013 WD (Exponential) 2014 WD (Pavarotti) 2015 EL (A Little Romance)WD (Pavarotti) 2016 WD (Pavarotti)WD (Abbey GS)WD (A Little Romance) 2017 17th (Pavarotti)RET (Bentley's Best)RET (A Little Romance) 2018 Did not participate201915th (Bogue Sound) EL = Eliminated; RET = Retired; WD = Withdrew
International championship results Results Year Event Horse PlacingNotes2007Pan American GamesExploring12thIndividual2010World Equestrian GamesExponentialWDIndividual 2011 Pan American Games PavarottiTeamIndividual 2012 Olympic Games Exponential 13thTeam22ndIndividual2014World Equestrian GamesPavarotti6thTeam28thIndividual2015Pan American GamesPavarottiTeamIndividual2016Olympic GamesA Little Romance10thTeam38thIndividual2018World Equestrian GamesPavarotti11thTeamELIndividual2019Pan American GamesPavarottiTeam5thIndividual EL = Eliminated; RET = Retired; WD = Withdrew
Honours In 2012 Phoenix was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.
References
External links
Jessica Phoenix at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived)