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Her husband, [[Richard Fox (canoeist)|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 (canoeist)|Jessica]] won gold in the [[Canoeing at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics – Girls' K1 slalom|girls' K-1 slalom]] event at the [[2010 Summer Youth Olympics]] in [[Singapore]]. Competing for Australia in the [[Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012 Olympics]], Jessica won the [[Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's slalom K-1|K1 slalom]] silver medal.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fearless Fox rises from depths to win silver|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/02/us-oly-cano-cswk1-day6-fox-idUSBRE8711O920120802?feedType=RSS&feedName=everything&virtualBrandChannel=11563|publisher=Reuters|accessdate=2 August 2012|author=Martyn Herman|date=2 August 2012}}</ref>
Her husband, [[Richard Fox (canoeist)|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 (canoeist)|Jessica]] won gold in the [[Canoeing at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics – Girls' K1 slalom|girls' K-1 slalom]] event at the [[2010 Summer Youth Olympics]] in [[Singapore]]. Competing for Australia in the [[Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012 Olympics]], Jessica won the [[Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's slalom K-1|K1 slalom]] silver medal.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fearless Fox rises from depths to win silver|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/02/us-oly-cano-cswk1-day6-fox-idUSBRE8711O920120802?feedType=RSS&feedName=everything&virtualBrandChannel=11563|publisher=Reuters|accessdate=2 August 2012|author=Martyn Herman|date=2 August 2012}}</ref>


She is Jewish.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=t0KzECrIQDQC&pg=PA229&dq=%22Jews+and+the+Olympic+Games%22+fox&hl=en&ei=6dKbTtb7BsSY0QGxr9HDBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDoQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q&f=false |title=Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics : with a ... |author=Paul Taylor |publisher= |date= |accessdate=7 April 2014}}</ref>
Fox-Jerusalmi is Jewish.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=t0KzECrIQDQC&pg=PA229&dq=%22Jews+and+the+Olympic+Games%22+fox&hl=en&ei=6dKbTtb7BsSY0QGxr9HDBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDoQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q&f=false |title=Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics : with a ... |author=Paul Taylor |publisher= |date= |accessdate=7 April 2014}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 20:25, 13 March 2015

Myriam Fox-Jerusalmi
Medal record
Women's canoe slalom
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta K-1
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1983 Meran K-1 team
Gold medal – first place 1985 Augsburg K-1 team
Gold medal – first place 1989 Savage River K-1
Gold medal – first place 1989 Savage River K-1 team
Gold medal – first place 1991 Tacen K-1 team
Gold medal – first place 1993 Mezzana K-1
Gold medal – first place 1993 Mezzana K-1 team
Gold medal – first place 1995 Nottingham K-1 team
Silver medal – second place 1987 Bourg St.-Maurice K-1
Silver medal – second place 1987 Bourg St.-Maurice K-1 team

Myriam Fox-Jerusalmi (born 24 October 1961, in Marseilles, Bouches-du-Rhône, France) is a French slalom canoer who competed from the late 1970s to the mid-1990s.[1]

Career

Competing in two Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal in the K-1 event in Atlanta in 1996.

Fox-Jerusalmi also won ten medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with eight golds (K-1: 1989, 1993; K-1 team: 1983, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995) and two silvers (K-1: 1987; K-1 team: 1987).

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

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 won gold in the girls' K-1 slalom event at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore. Competing for Australia in the 2012 Olympics, Jessica won the K1 slalom silver medal.[2]

Fox-Jerusalmi is Jewish.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Myriam Jerusalmi-Fox Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics at". Sports-reference.com. 24 October 1961. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  2. ^ Martyn Herman (2 August 2012). "Fearless Fox rises from depths to win silver". Reuters. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  3. ^ Paul Taylor. Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics : with a ... Retrieved 7 April 2014.

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