Eleanor Harvey

Eleanor Harvey (born January 14, 1995) is a Canadian foil fencer from Hamilton, Ontario.[1] Harvey won the gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto in the women's team foil event.[2] She is also a former world junior silver medalist in the women's individual foil event.[3]

Eleanor Harvey
Personal information
Nickname(s)E.Harv, Yeleanor
NationalityCanadian
Born (1995-01-14) January 14, 1995[1]
Hamilton, Ontario
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
CountryCanada
SportFencing
College teamOhio State
ClubCanadian Fencing Academy
Coached byAlice Lu, Josh McGuire
Updated on 7 May 2016.

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.[4] She was coached by Paul ApSimon.[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.[6]

References

  1. "Eleanor Harvey". Canadian Olympic Committee.
  2. Pecoskie, Teri (27 July 2015). "Fencer Eleanor Harvey clinches gold, must now fight teammates". Hamilton Spectator. Hamilton, Ontario. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  3. "Eleanor Harvey – Silver Medallist at2 Fencing Junior World Championships". Canadian Fencing Federation. Canadian Fencing Federation. 7 April 2014. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  4. Athletes qualified for the 2016 Olympics, Rio de Janeiro (BRA)
  5. "PressReader.com – Connecting People Through News". www.pressreader.com. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
  6. Harvey upsets world number one, achieves Canadian fencing best ever


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