Noémie Fox wins kayak gold medal, Jess jumps in to celebrate

In a result only her mother would have dared to dream, Noémie Fox won the Kayak Cross event in Paris overnight, joining her celebrated sister Jess as an Australian Olympic gold medallist.

There were dramatic scenes after Noémie, 27, secured victory as Jess jumped into the water to embrace her younger sister, who has for so long lived in the shadows of Jess's incredible exploits.

The two Jewish sisters have now won three gold medals at these Olympics. Jess's excitement was eclipsed only by Noémie's ecstasy, and perhaps her parents'.

"It just feels like a dream," Noémie told Channel Nine. "I can't believe it's mine [the gold medal].

In a dramatic final, Fox enjoyed the favourable right-side starting position, and was second behind Team GB’s Kimberley Woods after the initial exchanges. But a brilliant eskimo roll – mandatory in the event – saw her take the lead, and she was able to head off a late challenge to cross the line first ahead of local favourite Angele Hug, with Woods in third.