Jill Savege (born March 17, 1974) is a

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

triathlete A triathlon is an endurance multisport race consisting of swimming, cycling, and running over various distances. Triathletes compete for fastest overall completion time, racing each segment sequentially with the time transitioning between the d ...

. Born in

Toronto, Ontario Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...

, Savege now lives in

Thousand Oaks, California Thousand Oaks is the second-largest city in Ventura County, California, United States. It is in the northwestern part of Greater Los Angeles, approximately from the city of Los Angeles and from Downtown Los Angeles, Downtown. It is named af ...

. A graduate of

Simon Fraser University Simon Fraser University (SFU) is a public research university in British Columbia, Canada, with three campuses, all in Greater Vancouver: Burnaby (main campus), Surrey, and Vancouver. The main Burnaby campus on Burnaby Mountain, located from ...

, she was a

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

while a student and only turned to triathlon after graduation. In 2003 Savege had an excellent year capturing a number of world circuit titles and winning gold at the

Pan-American Games The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ...

. She was ranked as one of the best in the world. However, a number of injuries have since deprived her of top form. She was still considered a medal contender at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

and was going in ranked fourth in the world. However, early in the cycling stage of the Olympic triathlon she crashed and only finished 39th with a time of 2:18:10.99.

Personal life

Savege is married to Jordan Rapp, the 2011 ITU Long Distance Triathlon world champion.

References

1974 births Living people Canadian female triathletes Olympic triathletes for Canada Triathletes at the 2003 Pan American Games Triathletes at the 2004 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Toronto Simon Fraser University alumni Triathletes at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Canada Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada Pan American Games medalists in triathlon Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games 21st-century Canadian sportswomen {{Canada-triathlon-bio-stub