Emily Fox
Emily Fox (born April 23, 1987) is a former world record holder at sport stacking. She set the overall world record in the cycle (7.43 seconds) in April of 2002 and the 3-6-3 (2.72 seconds). However, in 2006, her cycle record was beaten (by Robin Stangenberg from Germany with a time of 7.41 seconds). Her 3-6-3 record was also broken in 2007 by Robin Stangenberg and Yannick Zittlau of Germany with a time of 2.70 seconds. She has appeared on several television shows, including The Ellen DeGeneres Show and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, to demonstrate her skills.
Emily is the oldest child of Bob Fox, the founder of Speed Stacks, and grew up in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. Her two brothers, Kit, Jack and Brennan, are also successful at sport stacking. Kit also wrote a book and twice completed the Chicago Marathon.
Fox is also a skilled basketball player. In her senior year at ThunderRidge high school she led the team to a number 7 finish in the USA Today high school national poll and was named a Parade Magazine high school All-American. She played college basketball for the University of Minnesota. In her four years she averaged 11.7 points per game. In April 2009 she was drafted in the third round of the WNBA draft by the Minnesota Lynx. In 2007 she was a member of the gold medal winning basketball team at the Pan American Games.[1]
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Competitor for  United States
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| Gold | 2007 Brazil | Team Competition |
References
- ↑ "FIFTEENTH PAN AMERICAN GAMES -- 2007". USA Basketball. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
External links
- "Emily Fox". WSSA Hall of Champions. Retrieved 2006-01-13.
- "The cup stacking world record video". Google Video. Retrieved 2006-02-12.
- "Fastest Cup Stacking Cycle Formation". Guinness World Records.
- "Official University of Minnesota biography". Gophersports.com. Retrieved 2006-07-14.
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