Great Olympians

Biographies - FOX

Arthur Fox

B. 1878-09-09, Cowes, England, Great Britain, lived in Chicago, USA; D. 1958-08-17
Fencing (1 silver)

	1904	HP
Men's Foil, Individual	R1:4th	307.5
Men's Foil, Team	silver	750
Men's Sabre, Individual	fifth	1125
		2182.5

Olympic Competitor nr 2163

1904-09-07-10:00? - Fencing - Foil, individual, semi-final two - fourth (307.5)
1904-09-08-10:00? - Fencing - Sabre - fifth (1125)
1904-09-08-16:00? - Fencing - Foil, team - second (750)

Carol Jean Fox

B. 1956-07-11, Ypsilanti, Mich., USA
Figure Skating

	1984	HP
Ice Dancing	fifth	1250
		1250

Charles Wanne Fox

B. 1948-04-06, represented Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia)
Aquatics - Swimming

	1964	HP
Men's 200 metres Breaststroke	R1:30th	0.0125
Men's 400 metres Individual Medley	R1:28th	0.0384
		0.0509

Francine Anne Fox

B. 1949-03-16, Washington, DC, USA
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint (1 silver)

	1964	HP
Women's Kayak Doubles 500 metres	silver	3000
		3000

Jessica Esther "Jess" Fox

B. 1994-06-11, Marseille, France, represented Australia
Canoeing, Slalom (3 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)

	2012	2016	2021	2024	HP
Women's K1	silver	bronze	bronze	gold	29100
Women's Kayak Cross				R1:4th	0.05
Women's C1			gold	gold	19200
					48300.05

Her father competed for Great Britain in 1992, her mother for France in 1996. When her father became the coach of the Australian team, his family moved there and she grew up in Australia - the nation for which she chose to compete.
After three medals in K1, the newly introduced C1 for women gave her her first Olympic title.

Jeremy Robert "Jim" Fox

B. 1941-09-19, Pewsey, England, Great Britain
Modern Pentathlon

	1964	1968	1972	1976	HP
Men's Individual	29th	8th	fourth	15th	2332.52
Men's Team	9th	8th	9th	gold	1744
					4076.52

John Dennis Fox

B. 1963-02-16, Melbourne, Vict., Australia
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1988	1992	HP
Men's Team	eighth	fifth	628
			628

He was coach of the 2008 and 2012 Australian teams.

Michael Anthony "Mike" Fox

B. 1961-09-24, Covina, Cal., USA
Football

	1984	HP
Men's Team	R1:3rd	45.5
		45.5

Rodney John Fox

B. 1946-06-26, represented Australia
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1972	HP
Men's Kayak Fours 1000 m	SF:5th	8.6
		8.6

Ruby Ellen Fox

B. 1945-08-11, Los Angeles, Cal., USA
Shooting (1 silver)

	1984	1988	HP
Women's Air Pistol		22nd	0.4
Women's Sporting Pistol	silver	26th	6000.064
			6000.464

Thomas Anthony "Tony" Fox

B. 1928-07-27, Guernsey, represented Great Britain; D. 2010-07-31
Rowing

	1952	1956	HP
Men's Single Sculls	fourth	Rep1:3rd	2478
			2478

William Fox

B. 1912-08-09, represented Great Britain
Wrestling - Freestyle

	1936	HP
Men's Welterweight (-72 kg)	12th	60
		60

Robert Samuel "Bob" Foxcroft

B. 1934-08-17, London, Ont., Canada; D. 2009-11-20
Fencing

	1964	1968	1972	HP
Men's Foil, Individual	R1:6th			-5.24
Men's Épée, Individual	R1:7th			-6.66
Men's Sabre, Individual	R1:5th		R1:6th	0.0010026
				0.00100566

Written 2011-09-08 - last modified 2024-12-15

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