Eleanor Harvey

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|collegeteam = Ohio State

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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.{{Cite web |title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website |url=http://fie.org/athletes/23398 |access-date=2024-07-28 |website=FIE.org}} 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.

Early life

Harvey became interested in becoming an Olympian while watching the 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 finding out that karate was not an Olympic sport at that time. Harvey changed to practicing fencing after a family friend heard a radio interview with Sherraine Schalm and suggested the sport.{{cite web|first=Eleanor|last=Harvey|url=https://www.cbc.ca//playersvoice/entry/the-fine-art-of-fencing-blink-and-youll-miss-it|title=Blink and you'll miss it: The fine art of fencing|date=July 17, 2022|publisher=CBC Sports}}{{cite news|last=Pecoskie|first=Teri|date=27 July 2015|title=Fencer Eleanor Harvey clinches gold, must now fight teammates|url=http://www.thespec.com/sports-story/5752950-fencer-eleanor-harvey-clinches-gold-must-now-fight-teammates/|newspaper=Hamilton Spectator|location=Hamilton, Ontario|access-date=8 May 2016}}

Career

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.[http://static.fie.org/uploads/9/47500-qualifications%20OG%202016%20April.pdf Athletes qualified for the 2016 Olympics, Rio de Janeiro (BRA)] 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.{{cite news|last=Awad|first=Brandi|title=Nine fencers en garde for Team Canada at Tokyo 2020|url=https://olympic.ca/2021/05/20/nine-fencers-en-garde-for-team-canada-at-tokyo-2020/|publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee|date=20 May 2021|access-date=20 May 2021}}

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.{{cite web|last=Fenton|first=Caela|title=Team Canada announces fencing team for Paris 2024|url=https://olympic.ca/2024/04/25/team-canada-announces-fencing-team-for-paris-2024/|publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee|date=25 April 2024|access-date=11 May 2024}}{{cite web|last=Nerestant|first=Antoni|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/fencing-olympics-quebec-athletes-history-paris-1.7184867|title=29 Olympics, no medals? No problem. Quebec-led fencing squad hungry for history|date=26 April 2024|website=www.cbc.ca/sports/|publisher=CBC News|access-date=11 May 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/fencing/eleanor-harvey-olympic-fencing-paris-olympics-july-28-1.7278036|title=History made: Eleanor Harvey wins Canada's 1st-ever Olympic fencing medal with bronze|date=28 July 2024|website=www.cbc.ca/sports/|publisher=CBC Sports|access-date=28 July 2024}} She also competed in the women's team foil event, where Canada finished in fourth place after losing the bronze medal match to Japan.