Canadians Win Five medals at the North American Cup in Cleveland
It was another successful weekend for Canada’s fencers who travelled to Cleveland Ohio for the USFA’s North American Cup (NAC), which took place from November 8-11, 2013.
Canadians came away with five medals and 10 top eight finishes in the very competitive event, one of Canada’s best finishes in recent years.
Women’s foil athletes led the way with Eleanor Harvey (Hamilton ON) and Shannon Comerford (Saskatoon, SK) winning bronze in Senior Division 1, and Eleanor Harvey winning a second medal, silver in the Junior event. Alanna Goldie and Jerrica Gu both finished top 8 in the Junior event as well.
Canada also had several teams that won medals. The Men’s Epee team from Ottawa won gold in the Senior Men’s Epee Team event. The team was composed of Marc-Andre LeBlanc, Joseph Wright, Sebastian Schultz and Kerr Hutchinson. The Men’s Sabre Team from Quebec also made the podium, winning bronze in the Men’s Senior Sabre Team event. The team was composed of Cedric Boutet, Fares Arfa, Pascal Lambert and Marc Gelinas.
Other notable results include Shaul Gordon (Vancouver, BC) finishing 5th in Senior Div. 1 Men’s Sabre, Marc-Andre Leblanc (Shediac, NB) finishing 8th in the Men’s Individual Epee Senior Division 1 event which had 310 competitors, and Leonora Mackinnon (Kingston, ON) finishing 8th in Junior Women’s Epee.
Following is a summary of the top 8 results:
Div 1 Women's Foil
BRONZE – Eleanor Harvey (Hamilton, ON) – Toronto Fencing Club – TFC
BRONZE – Shannon Comerford (Saskatoon, SK) – Salle Seguin – SSF
Men's Epee Team
GOLD
Marc-Andre LeBlanc (Shediac, NB) – Ottawa Fencing – OTT
Joseph Wright (Ottawa, ON) – Ottawa Fencing – OTT
Sebastian Schultz (Ottawa, ON) – Ottawa Fencing – OTT
Kerr Hutchinson (Kingston, ON) – Cutting Edge Fencing – CUT
Div 1 Men's Epee
8th – Marc-Andre LeBlanc – Ottawa Fencing – OTT
Men's Sabre Team
BRONZE
Cedric Boutet (Blainville, QC) – Seigneurs de la Rive Nord – SRN
Fares Arfa (Montreal,QC) – Club d'escrime Montmorency – MEC
Pascal Lambert (Blainville, QC) – Seigneurs de la Rive Nord – SRN
Marc Gelinas (Blainville, QC) – Seigneurs de la Rive Nord – SRN
Junior Women's Foil
SILVER – Eleanor Harvey (Hamilton, ON) – Toronto Fencing Club – TFC
5th – Alanna Goldie (Calgary, AB) – Ottawa Fencing – OTT
8th – Jerrica Gu (Edmonton, AB) – Edmonton Fencing Club – EFC
Junior Women's Epee
8th – Leonora Mackinnon (Newbury, GB / Kingston, ON) – Cutting Edge Fencing Club – CUT
Div 1 Men's Sabre
5th – Shaul Gordon (Vancouver, BC) – Dynamo Fencing Club – DYN
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