Emily Fox

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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 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 three 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]

Sport stacking career

Marquee tournament results

Year Tournament Location Event Time Division Division Place Overall Place Ref
2002 Rocky Mountain Championships Colorado Springs, Colorado Cycle 7.43 9-12 1st 1st [2]
2003 World Championships Denver, Colorado 3-6-3 2.98 9-12 1st 1st [3]
Cycle 13.21 9-12 2nd 42nd [4]
2004 World Championships Denver, Colorado 3-6-3 3.02 9-12 1st 1st [5]
Cycle 8.79 9-12 2nd 4th [5]
2007 World Championships Denver, Colorado 3-3-3 2.66 Collegiate 2nd 39th
3-6-3 2.96 Collegiate 1st 18th
Cycle 7.97 Collegiate 1st 9th

Basketball career

Emily Fox
Medal record
Women's Basketball
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Brazil Team Competition

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