Rachel Norah Fox-Crosbee (née Fox; born 6 May 1969 in Harpenden)[1] is a British slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1988 to 2000.

Rachel Crosbee
Medal record
Women's canoe slalom
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1995 NottinghamK1 team
Bronze medal – third place1993 MezzanaK1 team
Bronze medal – third place1997 Três CoroasK1 team
Bronze medal – third place1999 La Seu d'UrgellK1 team
European Championships
Silver medal – second place1998 Roudnice nad LabemK1 team

Early life

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She is the younger sister of Richard Fox, sister-in-law of Myriam Fox-Jerusalmi and aunt to Jessica Fox and Noemie Fox, all slalom canoeists

She trained on a canal in Hemel Hempstead in the mid-1980s, with coach Bob Grundy,[2] of Hemel Hempstead Canoe Club.

In 1992, she lived at Cotgrave, and worked at the Queen's Medical Centre[3] as a physiotherapist, training at the University of Nottingham.[4]

She married David Crosbee in November 1992, who attended the Queen Elizabeth's Boys School in Mansfield, then Heriot-Watt University.[5]

Career

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She won four medals in the K1 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a silver (1995) and three bronzes (1993, 1997, 1999). She also won a silver medal in the same event at the 1998 European Championships in Roudnice nad Labem.[6]

Crosbee also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning her best finish of 16th in the K1 event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

World Cup individual podiums

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Season Date Venue Position Event
199426 Jun 1994Nottingham1stK1
10 Jul 1994Bourg St.-Maurice2ndK1
199616 Jun 1996Augsburg2ndK1
199924 Jun 1999Tacen3rdK1
3 Oct 1999Penrith2ndK1

References

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  1. "Rachel Fox-Crosbee". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  2. Hemel Hempstead Gazette Friday 15 May 1987, page 29
  3. Nottingham Evening Post Wednesday 22 April 1992, page 22
  4. Nottingham Evening Post Saturday 24 June 1989, page 36
  5. Nottingham Evening Post Thursday 2 May 1985, page 35
  6. "Rachel CROSBEE (GBR)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
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