{{Short description|Canadian equestrian (born 1963)}} {{Infobox equestrian | name = Jill Irving | image = | imagesize = | fullname = Jill Irving | nationality = {{CAN}} | discipline = Dressage | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1963|04|04}} | birth_place = Sudbury, Ontario<ref>{{cite web|title=Jill Irving profile |url=https://olympic.ca/team-canada/jill-irving/ |website=Canadian Olympic Committee |accessdate=2019-08-29}}</ref> | hometown = Moncton, New Brunswick | height_ft = | height_in = | weight = | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Equestrian}} {{MedalCountry | {{CAN}} }} {{MedalCompetition |Pan American Games}} {{MedalGold|2019 Lima|Team dressage}} | show-medals = y }} '''Jill Irving''' (née '''Gougeon''', born April 4, 1963) is a Canadian Equestrian Team athlete in dressage. She won a gold medal in team dressage at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. Irving was born in and grew up in Ontario but has resided in Moncton, New Brunswick since her early 20s.<ref>{{cite news|title='Unfinished business': Maritime riders prepare for World Equestrian Games in U.S. |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/world-equestrian-games-1.4816535 |author=Philip Drost |website=CBC News |date=September 10, 2018 |accessdate=2019-08-29}}</ref> Jill was married to industrialist Robert Irving until his death in 2026.<ref>{{Cite web|date=19 May 2026 |title=Irving Family Announces the Passing of Robert K. Irving |url=https://www.jdirving.com/en/newsroom/Irving-family-announces-the-passing-of-Robert-K-Irving/ |work=J.D. Irving |publisher=J.D. Irving |access-date=19 May 2026}}</ref>
Jill Irving was set to make her Olympic debut at the 2024 Summer Olympics at the age of 61, alongside her horse Delacroix 11, but withdrew prior to the games when the pair was deemed unfit to compete.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Changes For Canadian Olympic Dressage Team - The Chronicle of the Horse |url=https://www.chronofhorse.com/article/changes-for-canadian-dressage-team/ |access-date=2024-07-29 |language=en-US}}</ref> Irving remained on the Canadian Olympic dressage team as the travelling alternate with her secondary horse Genesis.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jill Irving Withdraws from Canadian Olympic Team for Paris 2024, Chef d'Equipe Also Replaced |url=https://eurodressage.com/2024/07/26/jill-irving-withdraws-canadian-olympic-team-paris-2024-chef-dequipe-also-replaced |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=Eurodressage |language=en}}</ref>
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