Jessica Fox

Jessica Fox's Biography

There aren’t many athletes who can lay claim to being the greatest of all time in their sport by the age of 27. If she weren’t so humble, Jess Fox could do just that.

The most successful paddler (male or female) in history, Fox underlined her greatness when she won gold to become Olympic champion at the Tokyo 2020 Games. She also won the heart of a nation. Fox, as the headlines have declared, is “Australia’s Golden Girl”.

The well-spoken, Sydney-based young-gun, who has an elite paddling pedigree, has been representing Australia since 2009 in canoe (C1) and kayaking (K1) singles. Since then, Jess has achieved a level of acclaim most athletes could only dream of.

Her list of achievements is long, and includes 38 World Cup gold medals, nine World Championship titles, and now four Olympic medals from three Games.

An experienced public speaker, Jess is available to make public appearances at corporate, school, sports and not for profit/charity events.

She has shared her inspiring story at presentation nights, local and national business functions and to over 20,000 school children in NSW and Victoria. She presented keynote speeches at major events such as the Opening Ceremony of the 2013 Youth Olympic Festival, and Halogen National Young Leaders Day and has shared her story as a motivational speaker for various businesses such as Westpac and Young President’s Organisation.

Jess is an advocate for women in sport and a firm believer in balance of sport and education, achieving an ATAR of 99.1 while training for the Olympic Games. She is an inspiration to young children and business people around the world.