Rachel Crosbee
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's canoe slalom | ||
Representing  Great Britain
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| World Championships | ||
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1995 Nottingham | K1 team |
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1993 Mezzana | K1 team |
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1997 Três Coroas | K1 team |
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1999 La Seu d'Urgell | K1 team |
| European Championships | ||
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1998 Roudnice nad Labem | K1 team |
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.
Early life
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 26 Jun 1994 | Nottingham | 1st | K1 |
| 10 Jul 1994 | Bourg St.-Maurice | 2nd | K1 | |
| 1996 | 16 Jun 1996 | Augsburg | 2nd | K1 |
| 1999 | 24 Jun 1999 | Tacen | 3rd | K1 |
| 3 Oct 1999 | Penrith | 2nd | K1 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Rachel Fox-Crosbee". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ Hemel Hempstead Gazette Friday 15 May 1987, page 29
- ^ Nottingham Evening Post Wednesday 22 April 1992, page 22
- ^ Nottingham Evening Post Saturday 24 June 1989, page 36
- ^ Nottingham Evening Post Thursday 2 May 1985, page 35
- ^ "Rachel CROSBEE (GBR)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
External links
[edit]- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 9 November 2009)
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- 1969 births
- Alumni of the University of Nottingham
- British physiotherapists
- English female canoeists
- Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Living people
- Olympic canoeists for Great Britain
- British female canoeists
- People from Cotgrave
- People from Harpenden
- Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
- 20th-century English sportswomen
- British canoeist stubs