Jill Henselwood (born November 1, 1962) is a Canadian Equestrian Team member who competes in show jumping.[1]
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Nationality | Canada | ||||||||||||||
Discipline | Show jumping | ||||||||||||||
Born | Ottawa, Ontario | November 1, 1962||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 123 lb (56 kg; 8 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Henselwood (riding her horse Special Ed) won the silver medal as part of the Canadian team in team jumping, together with teammates Mac Cone, Eric Lamaze, and Ian Millar.[2][3]
She lives in Oxford Mills, Ontario.
Her horse, an Oldenburg gelding named Special Ed, was born in 1994 in Germany.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Jill Henselwood". Beijing Olympics. Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
- ^ "Canada wins silver medal in team jumping". CBC.ca. 2008-08-18. Archived from the original on August 24, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
- ^ "Silver medal for equestrian team". yorkregion.com. 2008-08-18. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
- ^ "Spruce Meadows - Jumping: Jill Henselwood Profile". Archived from the original on 2008-12-04. Retrieved 2009-02-07.