Courtney Hurley (born September 30, 1990) is an American fencer. She won a bronze medal in the women's team épée alongside Maya Lawrence, Susie Scanlan, and Kelley Hurley at the 2012 Summer Olympics. A standout at the

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, she was a 4-time

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. Coached by her father, Bob Hurley, Courtney has competed since age 15 with her older sister Kelley internationally: at the

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, they were the part of the first U.S. Women's Épée Team to earn an Olympic medal, a bronze. Both she and her sister also competed in the

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(actually held in 2021), and the

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in Rio de Janeiro. They competed in the Women's Épée Team event in both Rio and

, finishing 5th both times. Both sisters also competed in the individual épée in both Rio and Tokyo, but neither won a medal.

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