Jill Savege
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| Gold | Santo Domingo 2003 | Women's Race |
Jill Savege (born March 17, 1974) is a Canadian triathlete. Born in Toronto, Savege now lives and trains in Penticton, British Columbia . A graduate of Simon Fraser University, she was a swimmer 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. 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 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.
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