Elisabeth Micheler-Jones Explained

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.

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

Total
K1 4 3 3 10
SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent
1990 12 August 1990 bgcolor=gold1st K1
25 August 1990 bgcolor=silver2nd K1
1991 7 July 1991 bgcolor=gold1st K1
1992 23 February 1992 bgcolor=gold1st K1
1993 1 August 1993 3rd K1
31 August 1993 3rd K1
1995 25 June 1995 bgcolor=silver2nd K1
2 July 1995 3rd K1
1996 21 April 1996 bgcolor=silver2nd K1
16 June 1996 bgcolor=gold1st K1

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