Born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, Riker-Fox started out his sporting career as a horse rider and a member of the Pony Club, until he began with modern pentathlon at the age of eleven, when he was truly inspired by the 1992 Canadian Olympic team. Riker-Fox made his international debut in 2003, when he qualified for the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and finished seventh in the men's event. He also took part in Junior World Championships, World Cup circuits, and other national and continental competitions, where he produced and accomplished outstanding results in the individual and team events. Riker-Fox competed at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, and won a bronze medal in the men's competition, which gave him an automatic qualifying berth for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[2][3]
Riker-Fox was selected to the national modern pentathlon team, along with his teammates Monica Pinette and Kara Grant, and made his official debut for the men's event at the 2008 Summer Olympics. During the competition, Riker-Fox struggled in the early segments, with disappointing scores in pistol shooting and in 200-m freestyle swimming, but managed to put his position into the top level when he placed eighth in the horse-riding segment, with a number of obstacle and time penalties. Despite his rough start in the competition, Riker-Fox accomplished a higher result by a Canadian male in an Olympic modern pentathlon, finishing in twenty-fourth place. After the Olympics, Riker-Fox progressed further in the World Championships and other competitions, and managed to reach the seventh position in a career high World Cup ranking in 2010. He made his third appearance at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, where he placed eighth in the men's event. He was not selected to the 2012 Olympic team.
^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
^"Canadian water skiers collect more Pan Am medals". CBC Canada. 24 July 2007. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
^"Bronze for Riker-Fox at Modern Pentathlon Championships". University of Calgary. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
joshua, riker, born, september, 1983, four, time, american, games, modern, pentathlete, from, canada, also, four, time, canadian, national, champion, bronze, medalist, 2007, american, games, janeiro, brazil, personal, informationnickname, josher, riker, jjnati. Joshua Riker Fox born September 6 1983 is a four time Pan American Games modern pentathlete from Canada 1 He is also a four time Canadian national champion and a bronze medalist at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro Brazil Joshua Riker FoxPersonal informationNickname s Josher Riker JJNationality CanadaBorn 1983 09 06 6 September 1983 age 40 Calgary Alberta CanadaHeight1 87 m 6 ft 1 1 2 in Weight76 kg 168 lb SportSportModern pentathlonClubAres PentathlonDinos AthleticsCoached byJohn HawesMedal record Men s modern pentathlonRepresenting CanadaPan American Games2007 Rio de Janeiro IndividualBorn and raised in Calgary Alberta Riker Fox started out his sporting career as a horse rider and a member of the Pony Club until he began with modern pentathlon at the age of eleven when he was truly inspired by the 1992 Canadian Olympic team Riker Fox made his international debut in 2003 when he qualified for the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo Dominican Republic and finished seventh in the men s event He also took part in Junior World Championships World Cup circuits and other national and continental competitions where he produced and accomplished outstanding results in the individual and team events Riker Fox competed at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro and won a bronze medal in the men s competition which gave him an automatic qualifying berth for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing 2 3 Riker Fox was selected to the national modern pentathlon team along with his teammates Monica Pinette and Kara Grant and made his official debut for the men s event at the 2008 Summer Olympics During the competition Riker Fox struggled in the early segments with disappointing scores in pistol shooting and in 200 m freestyle swimming but managed to put his position into the top level when he placed eighth in the horse riding segment with a number of obstacle and time penalties Despite his rough start in the competition Riker Fox accomplished a higher result by a Canadian male in an Olympic modern pentathlon finishing in twenty fourth place After the Olympics Riker Fox progressed further in the World Championships and other competitions and managed to reach the seventh position in a career high World Cup ranking in 2010 He made his third appearance at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara Mexico where he placed eighth in the men s event He was not selected to the 2012 Olympic team Riker Fox graduated from the University of Calgary in 2008 with a bachelor s degree in commerce and kinesiology and is currently working towards his master s degree in business administration Apart from modern pentathlon he also spent a year playing for the university volleyball varsity team References edit Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Joshua Riker Fox Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 Retrieved 15 November 2012 Canadian water skiers collect more Pan Am medals CBC Canada 24 July 2007 Retrieved 15 November 2012 Bronze for Riker Fox at Modern Pentathlon Championships University of Calgary Retrieved 15 November 2012 External links editOfficial website Joshua RIKER FOX at UIPM archived page from Pentathlon org Canadian Olympic Team Profile Profile Canadian Athletes Now Fund Profile Pentathlon Canada Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joshua Riker Fox amp oldid 1156795031, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
