Eleanor Harvey
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| Nickname(s) | E.Harv, Yeleanor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Canadian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 14, 1995[1] Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Fencing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Ohio State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Canadian Fencing Academy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Alice Lu, Josh McGuire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 28 July 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eleanor Grace Harvey (born January 14, 1995) is a Canadian foil fencer, 2022 individual Pan-American champion, and three-time Olympian.[2]
Early life
[edit]Harvey became interested in becoming an Olympian while watching 2000 Sydney Games. She began training for long distance running before turning to karate at eight years old. She trained karate for two years before realizing that karate was not an Olympic sport at that time. Harvey changed to practice fencing after a family friend heard a radio interview with Sherraine Schalm.[3][4]
Career
[edit]Harvey qualified to represent Canada at the 2016 Summer Olympics by being ranked in the top two in the Americas outside the top 14 rankings.[5] At the 2016 Summer Olympics Harvey defeated world number one Arianna Errigo to reach the quarterfinals. Ultimately she finished in seventh place, the highest finish for a Canadian fencer in Olympic history at the time. Harvey represented Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[6] In 2024, Harvey was named to her third Olympic team.[7][8]
Harvey won Canada's first medal in Olympic fencing, winning bronze after defeating Italy's Alice Volpi in the individual foil event at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Eleanor Harvey". Canadian Olympic Committee. 11 June 2015.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
- ^ Harvey, Eleanor (July 17, 2022). "Blink and you'll miss it: The fine art of fencing". CBC Sports.
- ^ Pecoskie, Teri (27 July 2015). "Fencer Eleanor Harvey clinches gold, must now fight teammates". Hamilton Spectator. Hamilton, Ontario. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ Athletes qualified for the 2016 Olympics, Rio de Janeiro (BRA)
- ^ Awad, Brandi (20 May 2021). "Nine fencers en garde for Team Canada at Tokyo 2020". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ Fenton, Caela (25 April 2024). "Team Canada announces fencing team for Paris 2024". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ Nerestant, Antoni (26 April 2024). "29 Olympics, no medals? No problem. Quebec-led fencing squad hungry for history". www.cbc.ca/sports/. CBC News. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "History made: Eleanor Harvey wins Canada's 1st-ever Olympic fencing medal with bronze". www.cbc.ca/sports/. CBC Sports. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- 1995 births
- Living people
- Canadian female fencers
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada
- Olympic fencers for Canada
- Pan American Games medalists in fencing
- Sportspeople from Hamilton, Ontario
- Fencers at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Fencers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Fencers at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Fencers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Fencers at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Fencers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- 21st-century Canadian sportswomen
- Olympic bronze medalists for Canada