Emily Fox (basketball) facts for kids
Emily Fox is an amazing American athlete who was once a world record holder in sport stacking! She was also a talented basketball player. Emily was born on April 23, 1987.
She became famous for her super-fast hands in sport stacking. She even appeared on TV shows like The Ellen DeGeneres Show to show off her skills.
Emily grew up in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. Her dad, Bob Fox, started a company called Speed Stacks. This company makes the special cups used in sport stacking. Emily's two brothers, Kit and Brennan, are also very good at sport stacking. Kit even wrote a book and ran the Chicago Marathon twice!
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Sport Stacking Skills
Emily Fox was incredibly fast at sport stacking. This is a sport where you stack and unstack special cups in specific patterns as quickly as possible.
Setting World Records
In April 2002, Emily set a world record in the "Cycle" stack, finishing in just 7.43 seconds. She also set a record in the "3-6-3" stack with a time of 2.72 seconds. Imagine how fast that is!
Later, other stackers broke her records. In 2006, Robin Stangenberg from Germany beat Emily's Cycle record. In 2007, Robin Stangenberg and Yannick Zittlau, also from Germany, broke her 3-6-3 record. Even though her records were broken, Emily was still one of the best!
Top Stacking Achievements
Emily competed in many big sport stacking events. She often placed first or second in her age group. For example, in 2002, she won the Cycle event at the Rocky Mountain Championships. She also won the 3-6-3 event at the World Championships in 2003 and 2004. In 2007, she won both the 3-6-3 and Cycle events in the Collegiate division at the World Championships.
Basketball Career
Besides sport stacking, Emily Fox was also a fantastic basketball player. She played basketball all through high school and college.
High School and College Basketball
When she was a senior at ThunderRidge High School, her team was ranked number 7 in the whole country by USA Today. Emily was even named a high school All-American by Parade Magazine. This means she was one of the best high school players in the nation!
After high school, Emily played college basketball for the University of Minnesota. She played for four years and scored an average of 11.7 points in each game.
Professional and International Play
In April 2009, Emily was chosen by the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA draft. The WNBA is the top professional women's basketball league in the United States.
Emily also played for the United States national team. In 2007, she helped her team win a gold medal at the Pan American Games. This was a huge achievement, showing her talent on an international stage!
| Medal record | ||
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| Women's Basketball | ||
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| Pan American Games | ||
| Gold | 2007 Brazil | Team Competition |
