Eleanor Grace Harvey (born January 14, 1995) is a

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fencer. She is a three-time Olympian and won the bronze medal in the individual foil event at the

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. Harvey is also a

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champion, a two-time Pan American Fencing champion, a two-time Junior World Championships silver medalist and a two-time Pan American Junior champion.

Early life

Harvey became interested in becoming an Olympian while watching the

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. 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

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at that time. Harvey changed to practicing fencing after a family friend heard a radio interview with Sherraine Schalm and suggested the sport.

Career

Harvey qualified to represent Canada at the

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by being ranked in the top two in the Americas outside the top 14 rankings. Harvey competed in the women's foil event and defeated world number one

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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

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and competed in the women's foil event, where she reached the round of 16 before being eliminated by eventual gold medalist

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, and the women's team foil event, where Canada placed fifth. At the

, Harvey won Canada's first Olympic medal in fencing after defeating Alice Volpi in the bronze medal match in the individual foil event. She also competed in the women's team foil event, where Canada finished in fourth place after losing the bronze medal match to Japan.

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Early life

Career

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