Researching Emily Cross
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 20609 people with the Cross surname? In that year Cross was ranked number 175 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Emily means "industrious" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Emily Cross on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Emily Cross and the Cross Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 25649 people with the Cross surname in the UK? Cross is now ranked number 198 for popularity in the UK. |
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| Did you know that there are currently 94186 people with the Cross surname in the USA? Cross is ranked number 126 for popularity in the USA. |
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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. 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. 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. 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.
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), 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.
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