Emily Cross

Emily Cross
Personal information
Full name	Emily Ruth Cross
Born	October 15, 1986 (age 37); Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Spouse	Matt Allen (2018-present)
Sport
College team	Harvard University
Club	Metropolis Fencing Club; NY Fencers Club
Coached by	Michael Petin
Medal record
Women's fencing
Representing United States
Olympic Games

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 win the team foil silver medal for the U.S. at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, along with teammates Erinn Smart and Hanna Thompson

.

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

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]