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Jewish Australian Paddler Wins Another Gold Medal in Paris

Jessica Fox has won her second gold medal in three days and her third overall, further cementing her legacy as one of the winningest Jewish and Australian Olympians of all time.

Fox captured gold Wednesday, July 31, in the canoe single, finishing at 101.06 seconds — 2.48 seconds faster than the German silver medalist, even after a two-second touch penalty. Fox won gold in the same event at the Tokyo Olympics.

The win gives Fox, 30, six career medals: three gold, one silver, and two bronze medals. She is now the most decorated Olympic canoe slalom competitor ever, and the only Australian Olympian in history with six individual medals.

Fox won her first gold medal of the Paris Games Monday in the kayak slalom event. She had served as one of Australia’s flag bearers in the opening ceremony.

The winningest Jewish Olympian of all time is swimmer Dara Torres, who won a total of 12 medals and retired after the 2000 Olympics. Swimmer Mark Spitz, who competed in the 1960s and 1970s, won 11. Gymnast Aly Raisman, like Fox, won six. (INN / VFI News)