Myriam Fox-Jerusalmi

Myriam Fox-Jerusalmi (born 24 October 1961 in Marseille)[1] is a French slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1979 to 1996.

Myriam Fox-Jerusalmi

Myriam Fox-Jerusalmi
Medal record
Women's canoe slalom
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1996 AtlantaK1
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1983 MeranK1 team
Gold medal – first place 1985 AugsburgK1 team
Gold medal – first place 1989 Savage RiverK1
Gold medal – first place 1989 Savage RiverK1 team
Gold medal – first place 1991 TacenK1 team
Gold medal – first place 1993 MezzanaK1
Gold medal – first place 1993 MezzanaK1 team
Gold medal – first place 1995 NottinghamK1 team
Silver medal – second place 1987 Bourg St.-MauriceK1
Silver medal – second place 1987 Bourg St.-MauriceK1 team

Career

Competing in two Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal in the K1 event in Atlanta in 1996.

Fox-Jerusalmi also won ten medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with eight golds (K1: 1989, 1993; K1 team: 1983, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995) and two silvers (K1: 1987; K1 team: 1987).[2]

She won the overall World Cup title three consecutive times between 1989 and 1991.

In 2018, she won the Coach of the Year at the AIS Sport Performance Awards.

World Cup individual podiums
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
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Season Date Venuea Position Event
198915 August 1989Augsburg2ndK1
20 August 1989Tacen3rdK1
19901 July 1990Wausau1stK1
1990Savage River1stK1
18 August 1990Bourg St.-Maurice2ndK1
199130 June 1991Mezzana1stK1
7 July 1991Augsburg2ndK1
10 July 1991Reals1stK1
1 September 1991Wausau1stK1
199216 February 1992Murupara1stK1
23 February 1992Launceston3rdK1
199325 July 1993Lofer2ndK1
1 August 1993Augsburg1stK1
31 August 1993Ocoee2ndK1
19951 October 1995Ocoee3rdK1

Personal life
Fox-Jerusalmi's daughter Jessica Fox, competing at the 2012 Olympics

Her husband, Richard, competed for Great Britain in slalom canoeing, and later coached Australia in the same event. Fox-Jerusalmi's husband is also an executive officer in the International Canoe Federation. Their daughter, Jessica Fox won gold in the girls' K1 slalom event at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore, four Olympic medals, and sixteen World Championship medals as of 2022. Competing for Australia in the 2012 Olympics, Jessica won the K1 slalom silver medal.[3] Her younger daughter Noemie Fox is also a slalom canoeist. Myriam's sister-in-law Rachel Crosbee also competed in canoe slalom.

Fox-Jerusalmi is Jewish.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Myriam Jerusalmi-Fox". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  2. "Myriam FOX (FRA)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  3. Martyn Herman (2 August 2012). "Fearless Fox rises from depths to win silver". Reuters. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  4. Taylor, Paul (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics – With a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medalists. Sussex Academic Press. ISBN 9781903900888. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
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