Kelleigh Ryan

Kelleigh Ryan (born January 15, 1987)[1] is a Canadian Olympic fencer.

Kelleigh Ryan
Ryan in 2014
Personal information
Born (1987-01-15) January 15, 1987
Ottawa, Ontario
Sport
CountryCanada
SportFencing
WeaponFoil
Medal record
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2015 TorontoTeam
Silver medal – second place2011 GuadalajaraTeam
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Asuncion Team foil
Silver medal – second place2008 QuerétaroTeam
Silver medal – second place2009 San SalvadorTeam
Silver medal – second place2010 San JoséTeam
Silver medal – second place2011 RenoTeam
Silver medal – second place2012 CancúnTeam
Silver medal – second place2013 CartagenaTeam
Silver medal – second place2014 San JoséIndividual
Silver medal – second place2014 San JoséTeam
Silver medal – second place2015 SantiagoTeam
Silver medal – second place2016 Panama CityTeam
Silver medal – second place2017 MontréalTeam
Silver medal – second place2018 HavanaIndividual
Silver medal – second place2018 HavanaTeam
Silver medal – second place2019 TorontoTeam
Bronze medal – third place2016 Panama CityIndividual
Bronze medal – third place2019 TorontoIndividual

Career

Ryan won a silver medal at the 2011 Pan American Games[1] and a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, both in the team event.[2]

She has also participated in the Pan American Fencing Championships where she won silver medals in the foil team event every year from 2008 to 2019, silver medals in the individual event in 2014 and 2018 and bronze medals in the individual event in 2016[1][3][4] and 2019.[5]

Ryan represented Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[6]

She competed at the 2022 World Fencing Championships held in Cairo, Egypt.

References
  1. "Kelleigh Ryan". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. 25 October 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  2. "Canada wins fencing gold". CBC. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  3. "Canada Finishes with Eight Medals at the 2018 Pan Am Fencing Championships". Canadian Fencing Federation. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  4. "Fencer - RYAN Kelleigh - CANADA - FIE - International Fencing Federation". fie.org. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  5. "Canada Wins Four Medals on Day One of the 2019 Senior Pan American Fencing Championships". Canadian Fencing Federation. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  6. Awad, Brandi (20 May 2021). "Nine fencers en garde for Team Canada at Tokyo 2020". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
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