1. Personal Details
Family Name Fox
Given Name Jessica
Athlete ID Number provided to you 768622
Sport Canoe Slalom
Discipline C1 and K1
NOC
country competing for
Australia
Gender F
Citizenship Australian
Disability type and class
Paralympians only
Date of birth 11th
June 1994
Place of birth Marseille, France
Source:(canoe.org.au, 08 May 2010)
Height (cm) 1.66 cm
Weight (kg) 60 kg
Further Information
Marital status
Common Law, Married, Divorced or Widow only
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Spouse & Children
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Other / Previous names legal name changes
only
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Residence Leonay, New South Wales, Australia
Source:(canoe.org.au, 08 May 2010)
Higher education college/uni only, name of
institution and course studied
She is currently studying media and communications at Sydney
University.
Source:(canoe.org.au, 08 May 2010)
Occupation e.g. Athlete, Student, Banker, Student
Source:(canoe.org.au, 08 May 2010)
Languages English & French
Source:(canoe.org.au, 08 May 2010)
Personal website or blog [full URL] http://jessfoxblog.blogspot.com
Facebook Profile [full URL] http://www.facebook.com/jessfox.canoeslalom
Twitter Profile [full URL]
Email
Source:(facebook.com)
Sport Specific Information

2. When and where did you begin this sport? “I’ve been around the sport since I was little. My parents were both
involved and I grew up by a river. I started paddling in 2005.”
Source:(canoe.org.au, 08 May 2010)
Why did you choose / like this sport? She has always paddled, especially on holiday whereby she
remembers her parents always taking the kayak. “I made some
friends, went on river trips and really started to enjoy training and
competition.” She says she also enjoyed the white water where
she found a sport that gave her excitement and an adrenaline
rush.
Source:(canoe.org.au, 08 May 2010)
Club / Team Penrith Valley Canoe Club
Source:(canoe.org.au, 08 May 2010)
Name of coach She speaks as Myriam Fox as predominantly her coach, however
Richard Fox also contributes to training sessions. Additionally she
also believes there’s a possibility to have other coach who isn’t her
parent.
Source:(canoe.org.au, 08 May 2010)
(SportsceneTV, 12 Feb 2011)
Coach from which country? Myriam Fox is from France whilst Richard Fox is from Great Britain
Source:(SportsceneTV, 12 Feb 2011)
Coach from what year? 2009-present
Source:(london2012.olympics.com. 03 Mar 2012)
Training Regime When she trains in Penrith, Australia, she states, “all the best in the
world come to train.” From the world’s best from Canoe Slalom
training in Penrith she states she is “lucky” to have grown up there.
From this, she believes she can learn the European flair when she
goes down and watches them train.
Her Mum is her main coach whereby she believes she has “taught
her determination and make the most out of each session.” Her
Dad also helps her train. She believes her Dad assists her with
sprint training basics and develop a vintage style, which she
describes as “tough.”
Source:(SportsceneTV, 12 Feb 2011)
Handedness
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Footedness
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Senior International Debut
Year 2006
Source:(canoeicf.com, 22 Aug 2010)
Country debut made for Australia
Source:(canoeicf.com, 22 Aug 2010)
Opponent
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Tournament National
Source:(canoeicf.com, 22 Aug 2010)
Location Tasmania
Source:(canoeicf.com, 22 Aug 2010)

3. General Interest
Nicknames
Hobbies
Memorable sporting achievement
let the athlete tell you, their personal choice
“Becoming Double Junior World Champion, winning 3 world cups
and being selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Olympic
Games.” (canoe.org.au, 08 May 2010)
Most influential person in career She describes her parents as the most influential people in her
career. Additionally she also believes growing up in Penrith has
also been influential on her career as it has allowed her to learn
from others. “I was always around the top Australian kayakers
which meant I could watch and learn from the best. It motivated
me to one day be up there!”(canoe.org.au, 08 May 2010)
Hero / Idol “The Olympics and all of the athletes competing and achieving
their best.”
(canoe.org.au, 08 May 2010)
Injuries include recovery/return time She sustained a broken arm when she was learning
gymnastics.(SportsceneTV, 12 Feb 2011)
Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs
Sporting philosophy / motto “Keep improving and keep everything in perspective.”
(SportsceneTV, 12 Feb 2011)
Awards and honours
(MVP, Flag bearer, Ambassador, Knighthood, Athlete of
the Year, First French Male Athlete to win…, Youngest
English Athlete to ever win… etc but no results!)
2011 Athlete of the Year - Australian Canoeing
2010 NSWIS Junior Athlete of the Year
2010 Cumberland Courier Junior Sport Star
(canoe.org.au, 08 May 2010)
Other sports
(state, national or international level only)
She competed at state level in swimming. She states, “I just loved
racing, however I never really trained enough.”
(london2012.olympics.com. 03 Mar 2012)
Sporting relatives Her father, Richard Fox, is a five time individual World Champion
for Great Britain at K-1 Canoeing, who also competed in the 1992
Barcelona Olympics. Richard Fox won individual World
Championship gold at Bala 1981, Meran 1983, Augsburg 1985,
Savage River 1989 and Mezzana 1993. Additionally he also won 5
World Championship K-1 Team gold medals at Jonquiere 1979,
Bala 1981, Meran 1983, Bourg St.-Maurice 1987 and Mezzana
1993.
Her mother, Myriam Fox, won an individual Olympic bronze medal
at the 1996 Atlanta games, and 2 individual World Championship
titles for France at the 1989 World Championships held at Savage
River and the 1993 Mezzana World Championships. Additionally
she also won 6 World Championship K-1 Team gold medals at
Meran 1983, Augsburg 1985, Savage River 1989, Tacen 1991,
Mezzana 1993 and Nottingham 1995.
(canoe.org.au, 08 May 2010)
(databaseolympics.com, 07 Jul 2012)
Famous relatives
Ambitions “To continue improving and ultimately win medals at the highest
level - Olympics, World Championships and World Cups. I also
want to complete my uni degree, and in the future get a good job
for life after paddling.” (canoe.org.au, 08 May 2010)
Other Information
(Any additional information or anecdotes
that would be of interest to the media e.g. Family or
cultural background, early days in their sport, opinions
on sport and its governance, controversies, scandals,
Following in her parents footsteps
She is the daughter of Olympic kayakers, Richard (5 time World
Champion for Great Britain), and Myriam (who won an Olympic
bronze medal and 2 World Championship titles for France). She

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personal life triumphs or tragedies, occupation,
business ventures, interesting training or competitive
anecdotes etc.)
states that she has always paddled, especially on holidays. She
remembers her family always used to take their kayaks with them
on holidays; however she didn’t like it, replying to her parents that
“this is not my sport it’s your sport” and would rather have been a
swimmer or a gymnast. Yet at the age of “11 or 12” she began to
enjoy the white water as it gave her adrenaline and excitement.
She will follow in her parents famous footsteps in 2012and
compete at her maiden Olympics in the women’s K1 boat.
(canoe.org.au, 08 May 2010)
(SportsceneTV, 12 Feb 2011)
Future ambitions
Apart from qualifying for the Olympics, she also has an ambition to
“finish school with good grades to have something after paddling.”
She would also like to take a gap year which would allow her to
see the world.
(SportsceneTV, 12 Feb 2011)
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