Eleanor Harvey
 Harvey at the 2015 Saint-Maur women's foil World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Canadian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 14, 1995 Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Ohio State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Canadian Fencing Academy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eleanor Grace Harvey (born January 14, 1995) is a Canadian foil fencer. She competed in the individual foil, team foil, and team sabre events.
Harvey was going to become an athlete in karate before becoming a fencer.[1]
Before becoming an Olympian, Harvey competed at the Pan American Games. She has won medals at the 2015, 2019, and 2023 games. She won gold medal in 2015,[2] a silver and two bronze in 2019,[3] and two silvers in 2023.[4]
Harvey is a three-time Olympian. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics where she finish in 7th place and at the 2020 Summer Olympics finishing in 16th place.[5][6] Harvey competed for Canada in the individual foil event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France and won the bronze medal. It was the first time that a Canadian had won a medal in the sport of fencing.[7]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Fencer Eleanor Harvey clinches gold, must now fight teammates". The Hamilton Spectator. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ↑ "2015 Pan American Games Fencing Result Book" (PDF). Fencing Canada. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ↑ "2019 Pan American Games Fencing Result Book" (PDF). Pan American Games. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ↑ "2023 Pan American Games Fencing Result Book" (PDF). Pan American Games. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ↑ "Harvey upsets world number one, achieves Canadian fencing best ever". Olympics. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ↑ "Tokyo 2020 Fencing Women's Foil Individual Results". Olympics. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ↑ "History made: Eleanor Harvey wins Canada's 1st-ever Olympic fencing medal with bronze". CBC Sports. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
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