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{{Short description|Canadian triathlete (born 1974)}}
{{Infobox athlete
|image=Jill Savege.jpg
|caption=Savege at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
|birth_place=[[Toronto|Toronto, Ontario]], Canada
|birth_date={{bda|1974|3|17}}
|medaltemplates=
{{MedalSport | Women's [[Triathlon]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{CAN}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Pan American Games]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[2003 Pan American Games|2003 Santo Domingo]] | Individual Race}} 
}}

'''Jill Savege''' (born March 17, 1974) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[Triathlon|triathlete]]. Born in [[Toronto|Toronto, Ontario]], Savege now lives in [[Thousand Oaks, California]]. A graduate of [[Simon Fraser University]], she was a [[swimmer]] while a student and only turned to triathlon after graduation.<ref>[http://www2.triathlon.org/profiles/prof-elite-women/jill-savege-can.htm Profile] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929103135/http://www2.triathlon.org/profiles/prof-elite-women/jill-savege-can.htm |date=2007-09-29 }}</ref>

In 2003 Savege had an excellent year capturing a number of world circuit titles and winning gold at the [[Pan American Games|Pan-American Games]]. She was ranked as one of the best in the world.{{Citation needed|date=December 2010}} 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.

== Personal life ==
Savege is married to [[Jordan Rapp]], the 2011 ITU Long Distance Triathlon world champion.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.slowtwitch.com/News/Rapp_Joyce_win_ITU_LD_Worlds__2428.html|title=Rapp, Joyce win ITU LD Worlds|last=Carlson|first=Timothy|publisher=Slowtwitch.com|date=November 5, 2011|accessdate=June 3, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/sports/articles/20111118ironman-arizona-jordan-rapp-new-father-return.html|title=New father Jordan Rapp seeks second Ironman Arizona title|publisher=The Arizona Republic|date=Nov 18, 2011|accessdate=Sep 2, 2013}}</ref>

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


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