Katharine Holmes

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Katharine Holmes
Born (1993-07-15) July 15, 1993 (age 30)
Washington DC
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportFencing
HandRight-handed
ClubNew York Athletic Club
Medal record
Women's Épée
Representing the  United States
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Wuxi Team
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Individual
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Individual
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Team
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Lima Team
Silver medal – second place 2024 Lima Team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Lima Individual

Katharine (Kat) Holmes (born July 15, 1993) is an American fencer. She competed in the women's épée event at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics.[1] She was a world champion in the women’s epee team event (Wuxi, China 2018), which was the first World Championship medal won by an American women’s epee team. Holmes anchored the team, defeating Korea in overtime in the finals. She also anchored the United States women’s epee team to its first World Cup gold medal (Dubai 2018), defeating Russia in overtime in the finals. She was the back-to-back gold medalist in both the individual and team events at the Pan American Games in Lima in 2019 and Toronto in 2015. She qualified to represent the United States in fencing at the 2024 Olympics in Paris.[2]

Holmes fenced for Princeton University from 2011-2014, took two years off to train, qualify and compete in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, then returned to Princeton in 2016, graduating in 2017 magna cum laude with departmental honors. While at Princeton, she was a four-time All American fencer and four-time All Ivy League fencer. She was individual 2017 Ivy League Champion and team Ivy League Champion in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2017. She also competed on the team that won Princeton’s first NCAA Fencing Championship in 2013.[3] In 2018, Holmes was awarded the Fair Play Award for exemplary sportsmanship by the Federation International d'Escrime[4] Since 2021, she has also been a medical student at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai.

Medal record

World Championship

Year Location Event Position
2018 China Wuxi, China Team Women's Épée 1st[5]

Pan American Championship

Year Location Event Position
2023 Peru Lima, Peru Individual Women's Épée 3rd[6]
2023 Peru Lima, Peru Team Women's Épée 1st[7]
2024 Peru Lima, Peru Team Women's Épée 2nd[8]

References

  1. ^ "Katharine Holmes". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on August 6, 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
  2. ^ Vega, NIcholas (Jun. 29, 2024). "How This Three-Time Olympian and Med-School Student Avoids Burnout". CNBC Make It. Retrieved Jun. 29, 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)
  3. ^ "Katharine Holmes - Women's Fencing". Princeton University Athletics. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  4. ^ "Katharine Holmes". USA Fencing. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
  5. ^ "24 Jul 2018 world Championship". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  6. ^ "15 Jun 2023 zone Championships". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  7. ^ "18 Jun 2023 zone Championships". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  8. ^ "28 Jun 2024 zone Championships". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION. Retrieved June 28, 2024.

External links

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