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Most Olympic Medals in Canoe Slalom by a Jewish Athlete

Record holder

Jessica FoxPerson

Record value

6 Olympic medals

Country represented: AustraliaAchievement date: 31 July 2024Current record

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Jessica Fox competing in canoe slalom in 2022

Jessica Fox at the 2022 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. Profile/action image; not the Paris 2024 record event.Stefan Brending (2eight) / Wikimedia CommonsSourceCC BY-SA 3.0 DE

Official record definition

The greatest verified career total of official Olympic medals won in canoe slalom by an athlete who satisfies the JWR Jewish Eligibility Standard.

Measurement methodology

career total of official Olympic canoe-slalom medals confirmed from ICF and Olympic records, with a Jewish-athlete counter-search

Measurement point: official Olympic canoe-slalom medals across London 2012, Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024

Record story

Australian athlete Jessica Fox holds the record for the "Most Olympic Medals in Canoe Slalom by a Jewish Athlete" with a career total of "6 Olympic medals". The achievement was recorded on "2024-07-31" in Paris, France, after she won the women's C1 final at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. This victory took her career tally of medals to six, accumulated across the Olympic Games of London 2012, Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024.

The International Canoe Federation stated that this result made Fox the most successful canoe slalom paddler in Olympic history. Her six medals place her one ahead of Michal Martikan's five, establishing her as the absolute medal leader in the discipline. The Jewish Telegraphic Agency independently identifies Fox as a Jewish athlete, which means the overall record holder in the sport also qualifies for this record.

How JWR verified this record

Verification date
31 August 2026
Verification standard
JWR Verification Standard 1.0

Achievement evidence

The International Canoe Federation states that Jessica Fox became the most successful canoe slalom paddler in Olympic history at Paris 2024, reaching six Olympic medals after winning the women's C1 final on 31 July 2024.

Superiority evidence

ICF records Fox on six Olympic canoe-slalom medals, one ahead of Michal Martikan's five, establishing the absolute Olympic canoe-slalom medal lead. JTA independently identifies Fox as a Jewish Australian athlete; therefore the absolute leader also qualifies for the Jewish record.

Jewish Eligibility — Verified by JWR

Jewish eligibility verification

Evidence establishing that the holder qualifies as Jewish for JWR purposes.

  • Jewish Australian paddler Jessica Fox wins another gold medal in Paris — Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Achievement / record verification

Evidence establishing that the holder achieved the result and holds the record as defined.

  • Fox retains canoe crown to make slalom history at Paris 2024 — International Canoe Federation

Jewish eligibility, achievement and superiority evidence retain their separate classifications and are never merged. Context and provenance are not presented as proof of the achievement. Restricted evidence and internal research notes are never published. Learn more about the seven-stage process on the verification page.

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History

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