Emily Cross
Event: Women's Foil
Birthplace: Seattle, Wash.
Current Residence: New York, N.Y.
Height: 5' 5"
Weight:125 lbs.
Coach: Mikhail Petin
Education: Harvard University
Favorite movie: Say Anything
Favorite television show: Arrested Development
Honors:
- Dean's list (2004-2005)
- Academic All-Ivy (2004-2005, 2005-2006)
- CoSIDA / ESPN The Magaze Academic All-America third team (2005-2006)
Personal: Cross graduated from The Brearley High School in 2004 and currently attends Harvard University, where she is majoring in biology on the honors track. She has fenced on the college team for two years. Hobbies include playing the saxophone and reading. Parents are Frederick and Elizabeth Cross. She has one brother Sam Cross, who fences on the Harvard varsity team.
Competition History
2008:
- Gold - Pan American Championships
- Silver - Olympic Games (Team)
- Fifth - Buenos Aires World Cup
- Fifth - Leipzig World Cup
- Sixth - Belgrade World Cup
- Sixth - Las Vegas World Cup
- Ninth - Shanghai World Cup
- 10th - Budapest World Cup
- 10th - Cuba Grand Prix
- 11th - Tokyo Grand Prix
- 17th - Olympic Games
2007:
- Silver - Buenos Aires World Cup
- Silver - Leipzig World Cup
- Bronze - Pan American Championships
- Fifth - Las Vegas World Cup
- Fifth - Shanghai World Cup
- 11th - Marseilles Grand Prix
- 12th - Cuba Grand Prix
- 12th - World Championships
Past Competition Record:
2006 - NCAA Team Champion
2006 - Junior World Champion
2005 - Junior World Champion
2005 - NCAA Individual Champion
2003 - Pan American Games (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) - silver medal
2003 - Cadet World Champion
