Lionel Ernest Fox (29 September 1912 – 1 April 1978) was a New Zealand long-distance athlete who represented his country at the 1950 British Empire Games.
[1] On 26 December 1935, Fox married Jean Colquhoun McKenzie Bennoch at St Andrew's Presbyterian Church in New Plymouth, and the couple made their home in Christchurch.
[3] During World War II, he served as a private in the New Zealand Medical Corps.
Fox was one of the founders of the Olympic Harrier and Athletic Club in Christchurch.
[5] Fox represented New Zealand at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland.