Emily Cross

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.

Emily Cross

Personal information
Full name	Emily Ruth Cross
Born	October 15, 1986 (1986-10-15) (age 33) Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Spouse(s)	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 2008 Beijing Foil Team

Born in Seattle, Washington, Cross attended the Brearley School in New York City and fenced first at Metropolis Fencing Club and then at the NY Fencers Club. 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. [2] 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.[3]

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),[3] 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.[2]

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.[4]

References

1. USA Fencing - Features, Events, Results | Team USA
2. "Emily Cross"
3. "Emily Cross to be Inducted Into USA Fencing Hall of Fame" - Harvard
4. "15 Questions With Emily R. Cross '08" | The Harvard Crimson

• Cross Helps Americans to Surprise Silver
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Emily Cross". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2015-10-02.