- Jessica Fox (canoeist)
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Medal record Women's canoe slalom Competitor for 
AustraliaYouth Olympic Games Gold 2010 Singapore K-1 World Championships Bronze 2010 Tacen C-1 Jessica Fox (born 11 June 1994)[1] is a French-born, Australian slalom canoer who has competed since 2006.[2] At the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore, she won the gold in the girls' K-1 slalom event.[3]
Fox also won a bronze medal in the C-1 event at the 2010 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Tacen.[4]
Personal life
Fox's parents are Richard and Myriam, who together won one Olympic and thirteen world slalom championship medals between them between 1979 and 1996.[2][5][6][7][8][9] Fox's mother is her current coach and has been doing so since 2005.[2] Her father is Second Vice President of the International Canoe Federation.[10]
Fox lives in Sydney and trains in Penrith.[2] She is 166 cm (5 ft 5 in) tall and weighs 60 kg (130 lb).[2]
Her first competition took place in Tasmania in 2006.[2] Her ultimate goal is to compete in the actual Summer Olympics.[2]
References
- ^ 2010 Summer YOG profile. - accessed 12 September 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g Australian Youth Olympic team profile. - accessed 12 September 2010.
- ^ 2010 Summer Youth Olympics 25 August 2010 canoeing girls' K-1 slalom final results. - accessed 12 September 2010.
- ^ 2010 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships 12 September 2010 C-1 women's final results. - accessed 12 September 2010.
- ^ Sports123.com Women's Olympic K-1 slalom medalists. - accessed 12 September 2010.
- ^ Sports123.com Men's world championships K-1 slalom medalists. - accessed 12 September 2010.
- ^ Men's world championships K-1 team slalom medalists. - accessed 12 September 2010.
- ^ Women's world championships K-1 slalom medalists. - accessed 12 September 2010.
- ^ Women's world championships K-1 team slalom medalists. - accessed 12 September 2010.
- ^ International Canoe Federation Board of Directors. - accessed 12 September 2010.
Categories:- 1994 births
- Australian female canoeists
- Living people
- Canoeists at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
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