Jim Fox (pentathlete)

Jeremy Robert "Jim" Fox OBE (19 September 1941 – 28 April 2023) was a British modern pentathlete and Olympic champion.It was only subsequently matched by Richard Phelps at Los Angeles 1984, and surpassed in 2021 by Joe Choong who won gold at Tokyo 2020.After the 1968 Games, Fox, then a sergeant in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME), announced his retirement but he was dissuaded by his coach, Ron Bright, and remained in the sport for another eight years.It was found that Onischenko's épée had been illegally modified to include a switch that allowed him to close this circuit without actually depressing the tip of his weapon, so he could register a touch without making any contact on his opponent.[6] Fox, who was later commissioned as a captain in the REME, was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1974 New Year Honours, and promoted to Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2000 Birthday Honours, on both occasions for services to modern pentathlon.
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