Jessica Fox (canoeist)

Australian canoeist

Jessica Esther "Jess" Fox OAM (born 11 June 1994) be French-born Australian world den Olympic champion slalom canoeist.[1]

Jessica Fox
human
Ein sex anaa genderfemale Edit
Country wey e be citizenAustralia, France Edit
Country for sportAustralia Edit
Name in native languageJessica Esther Fox Edit
Name wey dem give amJessica Edit
Family nameFox Edit
Ein date of birth11 June 1994 Edit
Place dem born amMarseille Edit
Ein poppieRichard Fox Edit
MummieMyriam Fox-Jerusalmi Edit
SiblingNoemie Fox Edit
RelativeRachel Crosbee Edit
Native languageEnglish, French, Australian English Edit
Languages edey speak, rep anaa signEnglish, French, Australian English Edit
Ein occupationkayaker, canoeist Edit
Educate forNew South Wales Institute of Sport, Blaxland High School Edit
SponsorRed Bull GmbH Edit
Sportcanoeing and kayaking Edit
Sports discipline competed incanoe slalom Edit
Participant insydcanoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – women's slalom K-1, canoeing at the 2016 Summer Olympics, 2020 Summer Olympics, 2024 Summer Olympics, canoeing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – women's slalom kayak cross Edit
Dema official websitehttp://www.jessicafox.com.au Edit

Fox make ein Olympic debut for 18 years of age insyd de 2012 Summer Olympics insyd London, wer na she win silver medal insyd de K1 event. She win bronze medal insyd de same event four years later insyd de Rio de Janeiro Olympics, den again for de 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics,[2] before finally she win de gold medal insyd de K1 event insyd Paris for de 2024 Summer Olympics. She sanso win gold for de 2020 Olympics insyd de C1 event, wey she cam turn de first Olympic champion for dat event insyd.

Fox win 22 medals for de ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships plus 14 golds (C1: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018; K1: 2014, 2017, 2018, 2023; C1 team: 2013, 2015, 2019; K1 team: 2023; Kayak cross: 2021, 2022), five silvers (C1: 2019, 2022; K1: 2019, 2022; C1 team: 2017) den three bronzes (C1: 2010, 2023; K1 team: 2017). Ein 8 gold medals insyd individual events make am de most successful paddler, male anaa female, insyd World Championship history. She sanso win gold medal for de 2010 Summer Youth Olympics insyd de K1 event.

Fox, 8-time world champion den 2-time Olympic champion, dem consider am de greatest individual paddler of all time.[3]

Fox dey compete den represent Australia for de 2024 Summer Olympics insyd Paris, France, for de Women's slalom K-1 insyd (for wich she win de gold medal), de Women's slalom C-1, den de Women's slalom kayak cross events for 27, 28, 30, den 31 July den 2 August to 5 August 2024 for de National Olympic Nautical Stadium of Île-de-France insyd Vaires-sur-Marne. Na she be de opening ceremony flag bearer give Australia for de Paris Olympic Games.

Ein life matter

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Fox was born in Marseille, France, den wen na she be four years old, she move to de suburb of Penrith, insyd Sydney, Australia plus ein family.[4][5][6] Fox be Jewish,[7][8][9][10] as be ein mommie,[8][11][12] whereas ein poppie no be.[13] Ein parents be Richard Fox den Myriam Fox-Jerusalmi, wey both compete as canoeists for de Olympics: ein poppie give Great Britain for de 1992 Games, den ein mommie give France for de 1996 Games wer na she win bronze medal.[4][5][14][15] Ein poppie be Second Vice Presido of de International Canoe Federation, as well as Australian Canoeing's high-performance manager, den five-time world champion.[5][6][14][15][16] Ein younger sisto Noemie Fox sanso be world champion slalom canoeist, den ein aunt Rachel Crosbee be former world championship slalom canoe silver medalist.[17]

Fox attend Leonay Public School den then Blaxland High School, she fini ein HSC year by being first insyd New South Wales insyd de PDHPE for 2011 insyd, wey she get ATAR score of 99.1. She study insyd de Elite Athlete Program for The University of Sydney,[18] wer she dey job for degree top insyd media/communications. She dey study for Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) for Swinburne Online. She be bilingual insyd English den French.[5][6]

Fox suffer back injury wey impact ein performance insyd 2012.[14][15]

Career

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Jessica Fox insyd 2019

Fox dey race insyd K1 den C1 events wey ein mommie, Myriam coach am.[6][14][15] She start insyd de sport for 2005 insyd by canoeing for de Nepean River top.[5][6] She get scholarship wey ebe affiliated plus de Australian Institute of Sport den de New South Wales Institute of Sport.[6] For club competitions insyd, she dey represent de Penrith Valley Canoe Club.[6]

Insyd September 2009, Fox make ein Australian senior national team bid.[6] She compete for de 2009 ICF World Ranking insyd Merano, Italy, wey she fini third insyd de K1 event.[6] For de 2009 AYOF event insyd Penrith, New South Wales, she fini first insyd de women's K1 event.[6]

Fox win wey she placed 5th insyd de K1 event wey she win bronze medal insyd de C1 event for de 2010 World Championship insyd Tacen.[19] For de 2010 Summer Youth Olympics insyd Singapore, she win de gold insyd de girls' K1 slalom event.[5][14] For de 2010 Junior World Championships insyd Foix, she win gold insyd K1, wey she win de inaugural C1 event for dat level. She win ein first World Cup by taking out de C1 event for de third round insyd La Seu d'Urgell. Domestically, Fox win de C1 event wey she place 9th insyd de K1 event for de Oceania Continental Championships insyd Penrith (dey count to World Cup points), wey she place 1st den 3rd for de National Championships insyd Eildon, Victoria, insyd de C1 den K1 events respectively.[6]

Insyd 2011, Fox win gold medals insyd de C1 event for World Cups 2 den 3.[6] For de 2011 World Championships insyd Bratislava, Slovakia, she fini 19th, wich give Australia automatic spot insyd de event for de 2012 Summer Olympics.[6] She win silver medals for Australian Open den de Oceania Championships insyd de women's K1 event insyd 2011.[6]

Insyd 2012 na dem select Fox make she represent Australia for de first time for de Olympics insyd de women's K1 event, wer na she win de silver medal for de age of 18.[6] Ein pre-Olympic schedule include training for de Olympic course insyd London for April insyd,[14][20] den World Cup competitions insyd Wales, France den Spain, plus de Junior World Championship insyd de United States.[14] Na dem describe ein result as competitive revenge against de 44-year-old Czech paddler Štěpánka Hilgertová, wey na she beat Fox ein mommie Myriam to de K1 gold medal sixteen years earlier insyd de Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics. Ein silver medal improve for ein mommie ein bronze top from Atlanta 1996 den ein poppie ein fourth place insyd Barcelona 1992, wey earn am de nickie "the Silver Fox" from teammates den de press.[20]

She win ein first World Championship titles insyd de C1 event den de C1 team event for de 2013 World Championships insyd Prague.

For de 2014 World Championships for Deep Creek Lake, insyd de United States, Fox cam turn de first athlete make she win de C1 den K1 events for de same World Championships, besting Jana Dukátová, wey cam turn de first make she do am for separate events wey she win world championship title insyd K1 insyd 2006 den C1 insyd 2010.

Insyd 2016, Fox win ein second Olympic medal, plus bronze insyd de K1 insyd Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. After she win multiple World Cup races, she win de overall World Cup title insyd de Kayak Single Slalom (K1) den na she be second overall insyd Canoe Single Slalom (C1). She sanso win de U23 World Championships insyd K1 den C1 insyd Kraków, Poland. Additionally, she sanso win de Oceania Championships Slalom C1 insyd Penrith, Australia.[21]

Insyd 2017, Fox win de K1 event for de 2017 World Championships, number of World Cup medals, de Canoeist of de Year award, den de NSW Athlete of de Year award.[21][22] Insyd 2018, na Fox be double ICF Canoe World Champion insyd C1 den K1, wey she san win number of World Cups for both disciplines insyd. Ein 2018 season feature undefeated run insyd C1 ( wey she win all five World Cups den de World Championships), den three consecutive 'Golden Doubles' for de first three World Cups.[23] Insyd 2019, she win de Oceania Championships insyd Canoe Slalom again, as well as de World Cup Overall for both events insyd.[21]

She fini third make she win de bronze medal insyd de women's canoe slalom K1 for de 2020 Tokyo Olympics,[24] wer na she sanso gain media attention for using condom take repair ein kayak.[25] Insyd Tokyo na Jess sanso be de fastest qualifier for de final of de inaugural C1 canoe slalom event, wey she go on go win de gold medal, wey she beat silver medalist Mallory Franklin of Great Britain by more dan three seconds plus penalty-free run.[26]

For de 2021 World Championships insyd Bratislava, Fox no progress to de final of either de K1 anaa C1 for de first time for ein entire career insyd, after she incur 50-second penalties insyd de semi-finals of both. For de final day of competition she cam turn World Champion insyd de Kayak cross, 8th individual world title insyd 3rd unique event, for just ein third international appearance insyd de event wich go make ein Olympic debut for Paris 2024.[27]

Fox win de overall World Cup title six times insyd de C1 class (2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023) den five times insyd de K1 class (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023). She fini de year as de World No. 1 insyd C1 10 times, wey dey include uninterrupted streak from 2013 to 2021, den World No. 1 insyd K1 6 times. Insyd 2021, na Fox be de highest ranked athlete insyd both events.[28]

2024 Paris Olympics

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Fox dey compete wey dey represent Australia for de 2024 Summer Olympics insyd Paris, France, insyd de Women's slalom K-1 (for which she win de gold medal), de Women's slalom C-1, den de Women's slalom kayak cross events for 27, 28, 30, den 31 July den 2 August to 5 August 2024 for de National Olympic Nautical Stadium of Île-de-France insyd Vaires-sur-Marne. Na she be de opening ceremony flag bearer give Australia for de Paris Olympic Games.[29]

Awards den honours

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Na Fox be de 2010 Penrith Press Junior Sports Star of de year den NewsLocal Medal winner.[14]

She sanso serve as de ambassador for de Premier's Sporting Challenge.[14]

Insyd 2010, na dem sanso name am de Cumberland Courier Junior Sport Star, NSWIS Junior Athlete of de Year den de Pierre de Coubertin AOC award.[6]

Insyd 2009, 2010 den 2011, na dem name am de Junior Canoeist of de Year Australian Canoeing.[6]

Insyd 2011, na dem name am de Australian Canoeing Athlete of de Year.[6]

She earn de AIS Secondary Education award insyd 2011.[6]

Na dem award am AIS Sport Performance Awards – Athlete of de Year for 2014.[30]

From 2014 to 2019 na dem name am Maccabi Australia's Outstanding Jewish Sportswoman.[31][32]

Insyd 2018, she win AIS Sport Performance Award Female Athlete of de Year.

Insyd de 2022 Australia Day Honours na dem award Fox de Medal of de Order of Australia.[33]

Television

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Insyd 2017, Fox appear as celebrity contestant for de Australian version of Hell's Kitchen top.[34][35] She cam 7th overall.

Career statistics

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Major championships results timeline

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Event 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Olympic Games C1 Dem no hold 1 Dem no hold 1
K1 Dem no hold 2 Dem no hold 3 Dem no hold 3 Dem no hold 1
World Championships C1 3 3 8 Dem no hold 1 1 1 Dem no hold 6 1 2 Dem no hold 26 2 3
K1 5 19 Dem no hold 18 1 4 Dem no hold 1 1 2 Dem no hold 25 2 1
Kayak cross Dem no hold Dem no hold 1 1 37
C1 team Dem no hold 1 Dem no hold 1 DNS 1 Dem no hold 2 6 1 Dem no hold 5 11
K1 team 11 11 Dem no hold 4 11 7 Dem no hold 3 7 16 Dem no hold 13 1
  1. ^ Exhibition event
  2. ^ a b No be medal event secof low number of nations wey dey participate

World Cup individual podiums

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Total
C1 32 9 3 44
K1 17 11 3 31
Kayak cross 2 0 3 5
Total 51 20 9 80
Season Date Venue Position Event
2010 21 February 2010 Penrith 1st C11
27 June 2010 La Seu d'Urgell 1st C1
2011 2 July 2011 L'Argentière-la-Bessée 1st C1
9 July 2011 Markkleeberg 1st C1
2012 9 June 2012 Cardiff 2nd C1
2013 22 June 2013 Cardiff 2nd C1
29 June 2013 Augsburg 1st C1
6 July 2013 La Seu d'Urgell 1st C1
17 August 2013 Tacen 1st C1
18 August 2013 Tacen 1st K1
24 August 2013 Bratislava 1st C1
2014 8 June 2014 Lee Valley 3rd K1
14 June 2014 Tacen 1st C1
2 August 2014 La Seu d'Urgell 1st C1
2015 20 June 2015 Prague 2nd C1
21 June 2015 Prague 2nd K1
27 June 2015 Kraków 1st C1
8 August 2015 La Seu d'Urgell 1st C1
15 August 2015 Pau 2nd C1
16 August 2015 Pau 2nd K1
2016 4 June 2016 Ivrea 1st C1
5 June 2016 Ivrea 2nd K1
12 June 2016 La Seu d'Urgell 2nd K1
18 June 2016 Pau 2nd C1
3 September 2016 Prague 1st C1
10 September 2016 Tacen 2nd C1
11 September 2016 Tacen 1st K1
2017 24 June 2017 Augsburg 1st C1
1 July 2017 Markkleeberg 1st C1
2 July 2017 Markkleeberg 2nd K1
2 September 2017 Ivrea 1st C1
3 September 2017 Ivrea 2nd K1
9 September 2017 La Seu d'Urgell 2nd C1
10 September 2017 La Seu d'Urgell 2nd K1
2018 23 June 2018 Liptovský Mikuláš 1st K1
24 June 2018 Liptovský Mikuláš 1st C1
30 June 2018 Kraków 1st K1
1 July 2018 Kraków 1st C1
7 July 2018 Augsburg 1st K1
8 July 2018 Augsburg 1st C1
31 August 2018 Tacen 1st C1
1 September 2018 Tacen 2nd K1
9 September 2018 La Seu d'Urgell 1st C1
2019 15 June 2019 Lee Valley 3rd K1
16 June 2019 Lee Valley 3rd C1
30 June 2019 Tacen 1st C1
31 August 2019 Markkleeberg 2nd K1
1 September 2019 Markkleeberg 3rd C1
7 September 2019 Prague 1st K1
8 September 2019 Prague 1st C1
2021 12 June 2021 Prague 3rd K1
13 June 2021 Prague 1st C1
19 June 2021 Markkleeberg 1st K1
4 September 2021 La Seu d'Urgell 1st K1
5 September 2021 La Seu d'Urgell 1st C1
11 September 2021 Pau 1st K1
12 September 2021 Pau 2nd C1
12 September 2021 Pau 3rd Kayak cross
2022 11 June 2022 Prague 1st K1
18 June 2022 Kraków 1st K1
25 June 2022 Tacen 1st K1
27 August 2022 Pau 1st K1
28 August 2022 Pau 3rd C1
28 August 2022 Pau 1st Kayak cross
2023 3 June 2023 Augsburg 1st C1
9 June 2023 Prague 1st K1
10 June 2023 Prague 1st C1
17 June 2023 Tacen 1st K1
18 June 2023 Tacen 3rd Kayak cross
1 September 2023 La Seu d'Urgell 1st C1
2 September 2023 La Seu d'Urgell 2nd K1
6 October 2023 Vaires-sur-Marne 1st K1
7 October 2023 Vaires-sur-Marne 1st C1
8 October 2023 Vaires-sur-Marne 3rd Kayak cross
2024 1 June 2024 Augsburg 1st C1
7 June 2024 Prague 2nd K1
8 June 2024 Prague 2nd C1
14 June 2024 Kraków 1st K1
15 June 2024 Kraków 1st C1
16 June 2024 Kraków 1st Kayak cross
1 Oceania Canoe Slalom Open counting give World Cup points

Complete World Cup results

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Year Class WC1 WC2 WC3 WC4 WC5 Points Position
2008 K1 Continent

11

Prague Tacen Augsburg 32 70th
2010 K1 Continent

9

Prague

31

La Seu

14

Augsburg 67 25th
C1 1 7 1 156 5th
2011 K1 Tacen L'Argentière

7

Markkleeberg

17

Prague 66 21st
C1 1 1 120 6th
2012 K1 Cardiff

7

Pau

8

La Seu

6

Prague Bratislava 120 14th
C1 2 55 19th
2013 K1 Cardiff

5

Augsburg

12

La Seu

10

Tacen

1

Bratislava

9

205 2nd
C1 2 1 1 1 1 295 1st
2014 K1 Lee Valley

3

Tacen

9

Prague

5

La Seu

9

Augsburg 166 9th
C1 4 1 8 1 198 4th
2015 K1 Prague

2

Kraków

29

Liptovský Mikuláš

9

La Seu

5

Pau

2

252 3rd
C1 2 1 8 1 2 318 1st
2016 K1 Ivrea

2

La Seu

2

Pau

10

Prague

17

Tacen

1

290 2nd
C1 1 2 1 2 285 3rd
2017 K1 Prague

10

Augsburg

11

Markkleeberg

2

Ivrea

2

La Seu

2

286 2nd
C1 24 1 1 1 2 307 1st
2018 K1 Liptovský Mikuláš

1

Kraków

1

Augsburg

1

Tacen

2

La Seu

10

303 1st
C1 1 1 1 1 1 360 1st
2019 K1 Lee Valley

3

Bratislava

6

Tacen

27

Markkleeberg

2

Prague

1

278 1st
C1 3 11 1 3 1 312 1st
2021 K1 Prague

3

Markkleeberg

1

La Seu

1

Pau

1

290 1st
C1 1 4 1 2 276 2nd
Kayak cross 8 3 125 4th
2022 K1 Prague

1

Kraków

1

Tacen

1

Pau

1

La Seu

11

304 1st
C1 24 5 12 3 10 210 6th
Kayak cross 10 14 DNS 1 DNS 86 12th
2023 K1 Augsburg

26

Prague

1

Tacen

1

La Seu

2

Paris

1

308 1st
C1 1 1 10 1 1 334 1st
Kayak cross DNS 5 3 18 3 194 3rd

References

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