Given name: Emma
Family name: Knox
Date of birth: 02/03/78
City of birth: Dampier
Height: 173cm
Weight: 72kg
Marital status: Single
Home town and State: Perth, WA
Club/team: Claremont Dolphins/Challenge Comets, Perth, WA, Australia
Higher education: Studing for Bachelor of Science (Psychology)
Course:Science (Psychology); Office and Professional Management Diploma
Institution: Southern Queensland University, QLD; Spherion, Perth, WA
Occupation: Student/Athlete
Age when began competing in your sport: 13
Where did you begin competing: Dolphins in Perth
Cap number: 1
Playing position: Goalkeeper
Handedness: Right
Major achievements:
2nd, FINA World Junior Championships, Prague, 1997
1st, Commonwealth Championships, Manchester, England, 2002
6th, FINA World Cup, Perth, Australia, 2002
7th, FINA World Championships, Barcelona, Spain, 2003
4th, Olympic Games, Athens, Greece, 2004
1st, FINA World Cup, Tianjin, China, 2006
2nd, FINA World Championships, Melbourne, Australia, 2007
3rd, FINA World League Super Finals, Tenerife, Spain, 2008
3rd, Olympic Games, Beijing, China, 2008
Nickname: Knoxy, pox, pinhead
Hobbies: Friends, beach, dogs, movies, banana milkshakes on Sunday afternoons; gracing the Perth café society.
Most amusing sporting episode: Scoring a goal in A Grade from my own goal. Every time Mel Rippon gets a fast break
against me she hits me in the face, every time! Broke a knuckle playing tenpin bowling. Tore middle finger of right
hand while trying to extricate a netball from a metal-basketed netball hoop in 1999.
Any major injuries that have affected your competition: Knee operation in 1998; hip operation in 2003
Any superstitions or rituals before competition: Must have clean shaven legs and I rub my hands on the side of the pool and get a kiss from the manager
Most memorable sporting achievement: Winning the gold medal at the Commonwealth Championships in Manchester in
2002; Being named as a reserve for the Olympic team of 2000; Winning the 1999 National Championship with WA.
Any other sport played at an international level: No
Any relatives/spouses who have competed internationally: No
Any relatives/spouses who are famous internationally: No
What made you choose this sport: Got thrown in one to make up enough for a team
Who is the most influential person in your sporting career and why: Mum, because she's so supportive
Which person do you most look up to in your sporting career and why: Muhammad Ali because he's The Greatest
What are your ambitions both during and after your sporting career: Finish my degree; I want to get a career
in the Customs service; buy the house that I am renting; not be inhibited by thanings that don't make me happy
Personality traits good and bad: "Individual" sense of humour. Have to explain own jokes! Persistent,
determined, head strong, stubborn; love my quiet time. Science fiction aficienado. Easy going.
Anything else you feel is useful to include: Played for Mediterraneo in Sicily, Italy in 2001; I dislike
bandaids and public phones.
Amusing media experience: Being nominated in the West Australian newspaper as most wanted, newsworthy
and traffic stopping in January 2004; appearing in a television advertisement for insurance giant HBF in January 2004.

No of internationals played: 106

Updated 01.09.08