Evelyn Halls (born 18 August 1972) is an Australian fencer. She competed in the women's individual

épée The ( or , ), sometimes spelled epee in English, is the largest and heaviest of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing. The modern derives from the 19th-century , a weapon which itself derives from the French small sword. This contain ...

events at the 2000 and

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

. Aside from competing in two Olympic Games, Halls' career highlights also include winning six Commonwealth gold medals, 10 National Championship titles and 11 World Cup medals. She joined the board of the Australian Fencing Federation in 2014 where she also served as President until 2019, she is also a member of the FIE Women in Fencing Council and is an Integrity Commissioner for Cricket Victoria. Halls was Australia's Chef de Mission for the 2018 Buenos Aires Youth Olympic Games and in May 2019, was announced as Australia's joint Deputy Chef de Mission, alongside fellow Olympians, Susie O'Neill and Kim Brennan for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Away from sport, Halls was formerly a corporate partner at international law firm Herbert Smith Freehills and currently works as an Ombudsman in the financial services sector.

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* 1972 births Living people Australian female épée fencers Olympic fencers of Australia Fencers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Melbourne {{Australia-fencing-bio-stub