Jessica Fox wins another top gong at Sport NSW awards
Champion paddler Jessica Fox has won another gong, named Sport NSW’s athlete of a year for a remarkable sixth time.
Gold medallist Australian canoeist Jessica Fox celebrates after winning the Women’s Canoe Single Final at Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium as part of the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games in Vaires-Sur-Marne, France, Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO
A week after being jointly awarded Sport Australia’s The Don award with her sister Noemie, Fox has received further acclaim in her home state.
The 30-year-old triple Olympic canoeing gold medallist collected NSW’s athlete of the year award at a NSW Champions of Sport ceremony in Sydney on Monday night.
Fox previously won the award in 2013, 2017, 2018, 2021 – when shared with Cate Campbell – and in 2023.
At this year’s Paris Olympics, Fox became the first canoe slalom athlete to capture gold medals in the women’s K1 and C1 slalom events – she was also Australia’s joint flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
During the Paris Games, Fox was elected as a member of the International Olympic Committee Athletes Commission for the next eight years.
By: Steve Larkin/AAP
