Emily Cross

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Emily Cross
Personal information
Full nameEmily Ruth Cross
BornOctober 15, 1986 (1986-10-15) (age 37)
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
SpouseMatt Allen (2018-present)
Sport
College team Harvard University
ClubMetropolis Fencing Club; NY Fencers Club
Coached byMichael Petin
Medal record
Women's fencing
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Beijing Foil Team

Emily Ruth Cross (born October 15, 1986) is a U.S. foil fencer who was a member of the 2008 Olympics U.S. Women's foil team. [1] She is best known for helping the team win the foil silver medal for the U.S. at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, along with teammates Erinn Smart and Hanna Thompson.

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Born in Seattle, Washington, Cross attended the Brearley School in New York City. Cross' mother was a high-school placement counselor of Korean descent. Her father Fred Cross, a professor in cell genetics, introduced Emily and her brother to Sam to fencing first at Metropolis Fencing Club and then at the NY Fencers Club. [2] Her coach is Michael Petin.

She graduated from Harvard College (Bachelor of Arts in Biology) and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and is currently a pediatrics resident at Boston Children's Hospital.

At Harvard she was Academic All-Ivy League in 2004-05, and 2005-06. [3] She was also a co-recipient of the Radcliffe Prize as Harvard's top female athlete, and as its top female scholar-athlete she received the Harvard-Radcliffe Foundation for Women's Athletics Prize. [4]

In 2001 she won a bronze medal at the USA Fencing National Championships (Division I). She won a silver medal at the 2003 Pan American Games. In 2004, she won gold medals in both the U19 Foil and U19 Epee at the USA Fencing National Championships. In 2005, she won gold medals at the Junior World Championships, NCAA Championships (Individual; the first Harvard and fifth Ivy woman to win an NCAA fencing title), [4] and USA Fencing National Championships (both Division I and U19). In 2006, she won gold medals at the NCAA Championships (Team) and the Junior World Championships (Team). In 2007, she won a bronze medal in the Pan American Championships. In 2008, in addition to her Olympic performance, she won a gold medal at the Pan American Championships. [3]

Career

Cross competed in her first national tournament at age 11.

Miscellaneous

Cross has stated that her favorite person to fence is Italian foil superstar Giovanna Trillini. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ USA Fencing - Features, Events, Results | Team USA
  2. ↑ Lambert, Craig. "Wild on the Strip". Harvard Magazine (2006).
  3. 1 2 "Emily Cross"
  4. 1 2 ""Emily Cross to be Inducted Into USA Fencing Hall of Fame" - Harvard". Archived from the original on 2018-02-11. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
  5. ↑ "15 Questions With Emily R. Cross '08" | The Harvard Crimson


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