Leonora Mackinnon

Leonora Mackinnon (born May 30, 1994) is a female épée fencer from The United Kingdom, now competing for Canada.[1] MacKinnon won the bronze medal at the 2015 Pan American Championships in Santiago, and later competed at the 2015 Pan American Games, in Toronto, Ontario. Mackinnon originally competed for her native United Kingdom, but later made the switch to competing for Canada, as her mother was born in Toronto, which makes her a Canadian citizen as well.[1][2]

Leonora Mackinnon
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1994-05-30) 30 May 1994[1]
Basingstoke, England
EducationCheam School
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight80 kg (180 lb)
Sport
CountryCanada
SportFencing
Medal record
Pan American Fencing Championships
2016 Panama CityTeam épée
2017 MontrealTeam épée
2018 HavanaTeam épée
2015 SantiagoIndividual épée
Updated on 8 May 2018.

Mackinnon qualified to represent her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics, by being ranked in the top two in the Americas.[3]

References
  1. "Leonora MacKinnon". Canadian Olympic Committee.
  2. Leck, Sebastian (6 July 2015). "On edge of Olympic berth". thewhig.com. Kingston, Ontario. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  3. Athletes qualified for the 2016 Olympics, Rio de Janeiro (BRA)


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