# Jill Irving

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{{Short description|Canadian equestrian (born 1963)}}
{{Infobox equestrian
| name = Jill Irving
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| fullname = Jill Irving
| nationality = {{CAN}}
| discipline = [Dressage](/source/Dressage)
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1963|04|04}}
| birth_place = [Sudbury](/source/Greater_Sudbury), [Ontario](/source/Ontario)<ref>{{cite web|title=Jill Irving profile |url=https://olympic.ca/team-canada/jill-irving/ |website=[Canadian Olympic Committee](/source/Canadian_Olympic_Committee) |accessdate=2019-08-29}}</ref>
| hometown = [Moncton](/source/Moncton), [New Brunswick](/source/New_Brunswick)
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| medaltemplates = 
{{MedalSport | [Equestrian](/source/Equestrianism)}}
{{MedalCountry | {{CAN}} }}
{{MedalCompetition |[Pan American Games](/source/Pan_American_Games)}}
{{MedalGold|[2019 Lima](/source/2019_Pan_American_Games)|[Team dressage](/source/Equestrian_at_the_2019_Pan_American_Games)}}
| show-medals    = y
}}
'''Jill Irving''' (née '''Gougeon''', born April 4, 1963) is a [Canadian Equestrian Team](/source/Canadian_Equestrian_Team) athlete in [dressage](/source/dressage). She won a gold medal in [team dressage](/source/Equestrian_events_at_the_2019_Pan_American_Games) at the [2019 Pan American Games](/source/2019_Pan_American_Games) in [Lima](/source/Lima), [Peru](/source/Peru). Irving was born in and grew up in Ontario but has resided in [Moncton](/source/Moncton), [New Brunswick](/source/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](/source/CBC_News) |date=September 10, 2018 |accessdate=2019-08-29}}</ref> Jill was married to industrialist [Robert Irving](/source/Robert_Irving_(industrialist)) 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](/source/J.D._Irving) |publisher=[J.D. Irving](/source/J.D._Irving) |access-date=19 May 2026}}</ref>

Jill Irving was set to make her Olympic debut at the [2024 Summer Olympics](/source/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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Category:1963 births
Category:Living people
Category:Canadian female equestrians
Category:Canadian dressage riders
Category:Equestrians at the 2019 Pan American Games
Category:Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada in equestrian
Category:Sportspeople from Greater Sudbury
Category:Sportspeople from Moncton
Category:Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
Category:21st-century Canadian sportswomen
Category:20th-century Canadian sportswomen

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