Emily Cross

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Emily Cross
Personal information
Full nameEmily Ruth Cross
BornOctober 15, 1986 (1986-10-15) (age 38)
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
SpouseMatt Allen (2018–present)
Sport
College teamHarvard University
ClubMetropolis Fencing Club; NY Fencers Club
Coached byMichael Petin
Medal record
Women's fencing
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 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
.

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

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]

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]

See also

References

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


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