Amy Millar
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
DisciplineShow jumping
Born (1977-02-14) 14 February 1977
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place2023 SantiagoTeam jumping

Amy Millar (born 14 February 1977) is a Canadian equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping.[1][2]

Following a successful junior career, Amy quickly enjoyed success at the Grand Prix level.[3] She made her Nations Cup debut for Canada in 2000 at Spruce Meadows in Calgary, Alberta.[3] She obtained over sixty top 10 finishes with the horse Costa Rica Z.[3][4] In July 2016, she was a member of Canada's Olympic team in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with her horse Heros.[5] In 2017, Amy won the Canadian Championship at the Royal Winter Fair,[6] and finished second in the Canadian Championship in 2018.[7]

Millar is the daughter of Ian Millar, who has represented Canada at 10 Olympic Games.[5] She is also sister of equestrian Jonathon Millar and sister-in-law of Kelly Soleau-Millar.[8]

References

  1. ↑ COC Profile
  2. ↑ Fei Profile
  3. 1 2 3 "Amy Millar". Team Canada - Official 2018 Olympic Team Website. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  4. ↑ "Amy Millar (10000672)". FEI.org. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  5. 1 2 Cleveland, Amy (14 July 2016). "Eric Lamaze leads Canadian Olympic equestrian team in Ian Millar's absence". www.olympics.cbc.ca/. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "Amy Millar Claims First Canadian Show Jumping Championship Title at Toronto's Royal Horse Show". www.newswire.ca. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  7. ↑ "Nicole Walker named Canadian Show Jumping Champion at The Royal". horse-canada.com. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  8. ↑ "Amy Millar: The Mother Load". Horse Network. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
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