Noémie Fox is currently making her Olympic Games debut at Paris 2024.
The Australian is the sister of canoe slalom star Jessica Fox, with the duo competing in the same event – kayak cross.
The Sporting News takes a closer look at the youngest member of the talented Fox-Jerusalmi family.
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Who is Noémie Fox? Bio of Olympic kayak cross athlete
Fox was born in Marseille, France before moving to Penrith, Australia with her family as a child.
Her father, Richard Fox, is British, while her mother, Myriam Fox-Jerusalmi, is French. Both competed in Olympic canoeing themselves.
Noémie, like her sister Jessica, is fluent in both English and French.
While she is just representing Australia in kayak cross at Paris 2024, Fox has competed in various canoe and kayak events across her career.
In 2015, she made her senior international debut at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup Championship in Krakow, Poland.
Fox's first of three career medals to date came in 2017 when she was part of the World Cup silver medal-winning team in the C-1 event.
She has also won two gold medals at the same tournament – team triumphs in C1 (2019) and K1 (2023).
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While her sister Jessica debuted at the Olympics in 2012, Noémie has had to be more patient.
She earned her spot at Paris 2024 by taking out the silver medal in the kayak cross event at this year's Canoe Slalom World Cup.
How old is Noémie Fox?
Fox was born on March 19, 1997, and is 27 years old.
She is three years younger than her sister Jessica.
When is women's kayak cross? Olympic schedule, time in Australia
Noémie has progressed through to the quarter-final stage, finishing first in a heat that included her sister.
| Stage | Date | Time (AEST) |
| Quarter-final | Tue. Aug. 6 | 12:30 am |
| Semi-final | Tue. Aug. 6 | 1:15 am |
| Final | Tue. Aug. 6 | 1:43 am |
