Results - 2017 ICF CANOE SLALOM JUNIOR & U23 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

Biography

Jessica FOX

Federation :	PADDLE AUSTRALIA
Gender:	Female
Date of birth:	11/06/1994
Height (cm.) :	167
Weight (Kg.) :	63

Athlete entered in:
Women's C1 U23
Women's C1x3 U23	other members of the team:	Noemie FOX
Women's C1x3 U23	other members of the team:	Kate ECKHARDT
Women's K1 U23
Women's K1x3 U23	other members of the team:	Noemie FOX
Women's K1x3 U23	other members of the team:	Kate ECKHARDT

Medals:
Gold	Women's K1 U23
Bronze	Women's K1x3 U23 as member of		PADDLE AUSTRALIA

NICKNAME:		jess, foxy,
HOBBIES:		Hiking, beach time, seeing friends, reading, travel
PREFERRED POSITION / STANCE / STYLE / TECHNIQUE:		C1
SPORTING RELATIVES:		My father raced for Great Britain and was 5 x world champion and my mother raced for France 2 x world champ and bronze at 1996 Olympics
BIOGRAPHY:		Born in Marseille, France and later moving to Penrith in New South Wales, Fox won the canoe-kayak double at Paris 2024 and became the most successful Canoe Slalom paddler in Olympic history. She now has three Olympic gold, matching France’s Tony Estanguet who is the only other paddler to have achieved three individual titles in slalom. She hails from a sporting family with both her parents - Richard Fox and Myriam Fox-Jerusalmi - competing as canoeists at the Olympics.
FACEBOOK:		https://www.facebook.com/jessfox.canoeslalom
TWITTER:		https://twitter.com/jessfoxcanoe
INSTAGRAM:		https://www.instagram.com/jessfox94
PLACE OF RESIDENCE:		I live and train in Penrith, Australia
OCCUPATION:		Student
LANGUAGES:		French and English
HIGHER EDUCATION:		Social science Psychology
WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?:		Penrith 2005, started with my parents and a group of young girls
REASON FOR TAKING UP THE SPORT:		I've been paddling most of my life since both my parents competed in the sport also. I didnt really like it as a child, i prefered swimming and gymnastics but When I broke my arm at gym a physio suggested I try kayaking again for rehab. I was about 11 and met ali Borrows and we became really good friends and had the same level so we learnt to paddle together in Penrith. it was more enjoyable and I loved the whitewater.
MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN CAREER:		Myriam Fox, my mum and coach
TRAINING PARTNER(S):		Ali Borrows, noemie fox, Mathieu Biazizzo
HERO/IDOL:		Tony Estanguet, cyclist Anna Meares
SUPERSTITIONS/ RITUALS/ BELIEFS:		Always plait my hair !
FAVOURITE PADDLING COURSE:		London Olympic course, it’s a great venue and challenging. I have good memories there from the Olympics too!
FAVOURITE FOOD:		chocolate, watermelon and mango
AMBITIONS :		Double podium
AWARDS AND HONORS:		Athlete of the year 2014, outstanding woman of the year 2014 Women's Health Magazine
CLUB:		Penrith Valley
NAME OF COACH:		Myriam Fox
NATIONALITY OF YOUR COACH:		French and Australian
SINCE WHEN HAVE YOU BEEN COACHED BY HIM/ HER?:		Since birth
TRAINING REGIME:		I enjoy variety in my training and do a mixture of on water physical and technical sessions. I do gym 3 times a week and some cross training like swimming and running. I train in C1 once or twice a week, more as we get closer to races but generally I prioritize K1.
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT YEAR:		2009
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COUNTRY:		Spain
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COMPETITION:		2009 world championships
		2010 Tacen World championships
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT LOCATION:		La Seu d'Urgell
MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT:		Olympic medalist in 2012 and Rio 2016, and doing one of my best runs at the pau world championships in 2017. 2014 world championships in Deep Creek. Winning the double world title was an incredible achievement for me. The atmosphere was exciting and I was proud of the way I raced the k1 final. It was a memorable world champs with historical achievements in other categories too - k1m trifecta and fabien Lefevre winning C1.
BEST RESULTS:		Olympics: Gold - 3, Silver - 1, Bronze - 2; World Championships: Gold - 14, Silver - 5, Bronze - 3.