Elisabeth Micheler-Jones

Elisabeth Micheler-Jones (born 30 April 1966 in Augsburg) is a West German-German slalom canoeist who competed from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she won a gold medal in the K1 event in Barcelona in 1992.

Elisabeth Micheler-Jones
Medal record
Women's canoe slalom
Representing  West Germany
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1987 Bourg St.-MauriceK1 team
Bronze medal – third place1987 Bourg St.-MauriceK1
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1992 BarcelonaK1
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1991 TacenK1
Bronze medal – third place1995 NottinghamK1 team
European Championships
Silver medal – second place1996 AugsburgK1 team

Micheler-Jones also won four medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two golds (K1: 1991 for Germany, K1 team: 1987 for West Germany) and two bronzes (K1: 1987 for West Germany, K1 team: 1995 for Germany). She also has a silver from K1 team event at the 1996 European Championships in Augsburg.

Her husband, Melvyn Jones of Great Britain, finished seventh in the K1 event at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

World Cup individual podiums
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
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Season Date Venue Position Event
199012 August 1990Augsburg1stK1
25 August 1990Tacen2ndK1
19917 July 1991Augsburg1stK1
199223 February 1992Launceston1stK1
19931 August 1993Augsburg3rdK1
31 August 1993Ocoee3rdK1
199525 June 1995Prague2ndK1
2 July 1995Tacen3rdK1
199621 April 1996Ocoee2ndK1
16 June 1996Augsburg1stK1

References
  • DatabaseOlympics.com profile
  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Elisabeth Micheler-Jones". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2011-07-15.


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