Eleanor Harvey claims bronze for Canada’s first Olympic fencing medal

PARIS — Canadian fencer Eleanor Harvey has won Canada’s second medal of the Paris Olympics, capturing bronze in the women’s individual foil on Sunday.

The 29-year-old from Hamilton topped Italy’s Alice Volpi 15-12 for the win, which marks Canada’s best-ever finish in an individual fencing event.

Harvey’s aggressive start paid off with the 12th-ranked Canadian chalking up the first three points of the match.

The No. 3-seed Italian battled back and cut the deficit to 6-3 before Harvey replied with a series of strikes that gave her a 9-4 lead heading into the second round.