Eleanor Grace Harvey (born January 14, 1995) is a Canadian foil fencer. She is a three-time Olympian and won the bronze medal in the individual foil event at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[3] Harvey is also a Pan American Games champion, two-time Pan American Fencing champion, two-time Junior World Championships silver medalist and two-time Pan American Junior champion.
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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, Paul ApSimon[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editHarvey became interested in becoming an Olympian while watching the 2000 Sydney Games.[4] She began training for long distance running before turning to karate at eight years old.[4] She trained karate for two years before finding out that karate was not an Olympic sport at that time.[4] Harvey changed to practicing fencing after a family friend heard a radio interview with Sherraine Schalm and suggested the sport.[4][5]
Career
editHarvey qualified to represent Canada at the 2016 Summer Olympics by being ranked in the top two in the Americas outside the top 14 rankings.[6] Harvey competed in the women's foil event and defeated world number one Arianna Errigo to reach the quarterfinals. 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 and competed in the women's foil event, where she reached the round of 16 before being eliminated by eventual gold medalist Lee Kiefer, and the women's team foil event, where Canada placed fifth.[7]
At the 2024 Summer Olympics, Harvey won Canada's first Olympic medal in fencing after defeating Alice Volpi in the bronze medal match in the individual foil event.[8][9][10] She also competed in the women's team foil event, where Canada finished in fourth place after losing the bronze medal match to Japan.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Eleanor Harvey". Canadian Olympic Committee. 11 June 2015.
- ^ https://ottawacitizen.com/sports/local-sports/high-achievers-local-athletes-help-make-national-womens-foil-team-a-success-story
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
- ^ a b c d 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.