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.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's canoe slalom | ||
Representing  West Germany | ||
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1987 Bourg St.-Maurice | K1 team |
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1987 Bourg St.-Maurice | K1 |
| Representing Germany | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| 1992 Barcelona | K1 |
| World Championships | ||
| 1991 Tacen | K1 |
| 1995 Nottingham | K1 team |
| European Championships | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1996 Augsburg | K1 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
| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12 Aug 1990 | Augsburg | 1st | K1 |
| 25 Aug 1990 | Tacen | 2nd | K1 | |
| 1991 | 7 Jul 1991 | Augsburg | 1st | K1 |
| 1992 | 23 Feb 1992 | Launceston | 1st | K1 |
| 1993 | 1 Aug 1993 | Augsburg | 3rd | K1 |
| 31 Aug 1993 | Ocoee | 3rd | K1 | |
| 1995 | 25 Jun 1995 | Prague | 2nd | K1 |
| 2 Jul 1995 | Tacen | 3rd | K1 | |
| 1996 | 21 Apr 1996 | Ocoee | 2nd | K1 |
| 16 Jun 1996 | Augsburg | 1st | K1 |
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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