Joanne Kylie Fox (born 12 June 1979 in
Melbourne, Victoria
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) is an Australian
water polo
Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with the ...
player from the gold medal squad of the
2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...
. Fox also played on the
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...
squad in
Athens
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, Greece.
Athlete Profile: Joanne Fox
, Victorian Institute of Sport.
See also
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* List of Olympic champions in women's water polo
This is a list of Olympic champions in women's water polo since the inaugural official edition in 2000.
Abbreviations
History
Women's water polo became an Olympic sport at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
As of 2016, women's teams from Europe, North ...
* List of Olympic medalists in water polo (women)
Women's water polo became an Olympic sport at the 2000 Olympics. Since then, the United States women's team has won six consecutive medals.
There are thirty-five female athletes who have won two or more Olympic medals in water polo. Heather Petr ...
References
External links
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1979 births
Living people
Australian female water polo players
Olympic gold medalists for Australia in water polo
Water polo players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Water polo players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Sportswomen from Victoria (Australia)
Sportspeople from Melbourne
Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia
21st-century Australian women
20th-century Australian women
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