Jessica Fox (canoeist)
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Jessica Fox is a French
-born, Australia
n slalom canoer
who has competed since 2006. At the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
in Singapore
, she won the gold in the girls' K-1 slalom event
.
Fox also won a bronze medal in the C-1 event at the 2010 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
in Tacen.
, who together won one Olympic
and thirteen world slalom championship
medals between them between 1979 and 1996. Fox's mother is her current coach and has been doing so since 2005. Her father is Second Vice President of the International Canoe Federation
.
Fox lives in Sydney
and trains in Penrith
. She is 166 centimetre tall and weighs 60 kg (132.3 lb).
Her first competition took place in Tasmania
in 2006. Her ultimate goal is to compete in the actual Summer Olympics.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
-born, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n slalom canoer
Slalom canoeing
Whitewater Slalom is a competitive sport where the aim is to navigate a decked canoe or kayak through a course of hanging gates on river rapids in the fastest time possible. It is one of the two kayak and canoeing disciplines at the Summer Olympics, and is referred to by the International Olympic...
who has competed since 2006. At the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
2010 Summer Youth Olympics
The 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, officially known as the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games , were an international multi-sport event for youths that took place in the city-state of Singapore from 14 to 26 August 2010, in the XXIX Olympiad. They were the inaugural Summer Youth Olympics, a major...
in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, she won the gold in the girls' K-1 slalom event
Canoeing at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics – Girls' K1 slalom
These are the results of the girls' K1 slalom at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics. It took place at the Marina Reservoir. Time Trial Round was on August 24, 2010...
.
Fox also won a bronze medal in the C-1 event at the 2010 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
2010 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The 2010 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held 8–12 September 2010 at Tacen Whitewater Course, Slovenia under the auspices of International Canoe Federation for the record-tying third time...
in Tacen.
Personal life
Fox's parents are Richard and MyriamMyriam Fox-Jerusalmi
Myriam Fox-Jerusalmi is a French slalom canoer who competed from the 1980s to the late 1990s.-Career:She is Jewish...
, who together won one Olympic
Canoeing at the Summer Olympics
Canoeing and kayaking has been featured as a competition sport in the Summer Olympic Games since the 1936 Games in Berlin although it was a demonstration sport at the 1924 Games in Paris. There are two disciplines of canoeing in Olympic competition: slalom and sprint.Two styles of boats are...
and thirteen world slalom championship
ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships are an international event in canoeing organized by the International Canoe Federation. The World Championships have taken place every year in non-Summer Olympic years since 2002. From 1949 to 1999, they had taken place in odd-numbered years...
medals between them between 1979 and 1996. Fox's mother is her current coach and has been doing so since 2005. Her father is Second Vice President of the International Canoe Federation
International Canoe Federation
The International Canoe Federation is the umbrella organization of all national canoe organizations worldwide. It is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, and administers all aspects of canoe sport worldwide...
.
Fox lives in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
and trains in Penrith
Penrith, New South Wales
Penrith is a suburb in western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Penrith is located west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government area of the City of Penrith...
. She is 166 centimetre tall and weighs 60 kg (132.3 lb).
Her first competition took place in Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
in 2006. Her ultimate goal is to compete in the actual Summer Olympics.