Jillian D'Alessio (born April 5, 1985 in Middle Sackville, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian sprint kayaker. She was part of the Canadian women's K-4 500 m event who finished eighth at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Jillian also competed in the 2003 Pan American Games in the Dominican Republic where she won a gold medal in the K-4 500 m and a bronze medal in the K-1 500 m. Four years later in Rio de Janeiro, D'Alessio won a gold medal in the K-1 500 m and bronze in the K-4 500 m.

Jillian D'Alessio
Medal record
Women's canoe sprint
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2003 Santo Domingo K-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro K-1 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Santo Domingo K-1 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Rio de Janeiro K-4 500 m

Coaching

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D'Alessio coached at Banook Canoe Club in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia for Peewee Boys and Girls in the Summer of 2012.

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