Catherine Fox
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Catherine Mai-Lan•Fox |
| Used name | Catherine•Fox |
| Born | 15 December 1977 in Roeland Park, Kansas (USA) |
| Measurements | 162 cm / 54 kg |
| Affiliations | Kansas City Blazers |
| NOC |  United States |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 2 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 2 |
Biography
Catherine Fox won two relay gold medals at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Primarily sprint freestyler, Fox also won relay gold medals at the 1998 World Championships (4x100 free), the 1997 Pan Pacific Championships (4x100 free), and the 1995 Pan American Games (4x200 free). She also won two bronze medals individually at the 1997 Pan Pacs, in the 100 freestyle and the 100 backstroke.
Fox swam in college at Stanford, where she won nine NCAA titles and was named an All-American 21 times. A native of Kansas City, she was named to the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame in 2006. Fox was of partly Vietnamese ancestry, as her father met her mother in Vietnam while he was a volunteer worker there from 1966-68.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | USA |
Catherine Fox | |||
| 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women (Olympic) | United States | 1 | Gold | |||
| 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Women (Olympic) | United States | 1 | Gold |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Pan American Games (1–0–0 1995 Mar del Plata SWI gold: 4×200 m freestyle relay)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships (1–0–2 1997 Fukuoka gold: 4×100 m freestyle relay, bronze: 100 m freestyle and 100 m backstroke)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Aquatics Championships (1–0–0 1998 Perth SWI gold: 4×100 m freestyle relay (swam in heats only))