Sherraine Schalm, formerly Sherraine Schalm-MacKay (born June 21, 1975), is a former top-ranked CanadianOlympicépée fencer. She is a World Cup medal winner, elementary schoolteacher and author. She is a graduate of the University of Ottawa. At the 2005 World Fencing Championships she won a bronze medal in the individual épée event, becoming the first Canadian to ever win a World Championships medal in the sport. The next season, in 2005–06, she won the overall World Cup title.
Born in Brooks, Alberta, Schalm has earned the best ever results for any Canadian woman fencer at the world championships, the Olympic Games and is a four-time medallist at the Pan American Games. She has competed at four Summer Olympics. In 2000 she finished 19th in the individual event. In 2004 she finished 18th in the individual event, and fourth in the team event.[1][2]
Schalm published a memoir, Running With Swords (under the name Sherraine MacKay), in 2005.
In the 2008 Olympic Games, Schalm was widely expected to challenge for a medal, but lost in the second round. She was seeded 9th.[3]
Sherraine MacKay (2005). Running with Swords: The Adventures and Misadventures of an Irrepressible Canadian Fencing Champion. Don Mills, Ont: Fitzhenry and Whiteside. ISBN1-55041-982-X.
Sherraine has also won two individual world championship medals at the senior level. The four-time Olympian from Brooks, Alta., captured Canada's first world championship fencing medal – a bronze in individual épée in 2005. She topped that in 2009, claiming a silver.
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^. sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
sherraine, schalm, formerly, mackay, born, june, 1975, former, ranked, canadian, olympic, épée, fencer, world, medal, winner, elementary, school, teacher, author, graduate, university, ottawa, 2005, world, fencing, championships, bronze, medal, individual, épé. Sherraine Schalm formerly Sherraine Schalm MacKay born June 21 1975 is a former top ranked Canadian Olympic epee fencer She is a World Cup medal winner elementary school teacher and author She is a graduate of the University of Ottawa At the 2005 World Fencing Championships she won a bronze medal in the individual epee event becoming the first Canadian to ever win a World Championships medal in the sport The next season in 2005 06 she won the overall World Cup title Sherraine SchalmSherraine Schalm at the 2009 World Fencing Championships podiumPersonal informationBorn 1975 06 21 21 June 1975 age 48 Brooks AlbertaNationalityCanadianHeight1 71 m 5 ft 7 in Weight60 kg 132 lb SportSportFencingWeaponepeeHandright handedFIE rankingrankingsMedal record Women s epee Representing Canada World Championships 2009 Antalya Individual epee 2005 Leipzig Individual epee Pan American Games 2003 Santo Domingo Individual epee 2011 Guadalajara Team epee 2003 Santo Domingo Team epee Born in Brooks Alberta Schalm has earned the best ever results for any Canadian woman fencer at the world championships the Olympic Games and is a four time medallist at the Pan American Games She has competed at four Summer Olympics In 2000 she finished 19th in the individual event In 2004 she finished 18th in the individual event and fourth in the team event 1 2 Schalm published a memoir Running With Swords under the name Sherraine MacKay in 2005 In the 2008 Olympic Games Schalm was widely expected to challenge for a medal but lost in the second round She was seeded 9th 3 At the 2012 Summer Olympics she reached the last 32 but lost to South Korean fencer Shin A lam 4 She retired in 2013 5 Books editSherraine MacKay 2005 Running with Swords The Adventures and Misadventures of an Irrepressible Canadian Fencing Champion Don Mills Ont Fitzhenry and Whiteside ISBN 1 55041 982 X Sherraine has also won two individual world championship medals at the senior level The four time Olympian from Brooks Alta captured Canada s first world championship fencing medal a bronze in individual epee in 2005 She topped that in 2009 claiming a silver References edit Sherraine Schalm MacKay Olympic Results sports reference com Archived from the original on 2020 04 17 Retrieved 2012 02 26 Randi Druzin 2008 08 01 Sherraine Schalm s wit sharp as her sword Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Archived from the original on August 18 2008 Retrieved 2008 08 02 Fencer Schalm out in first bout Canada com August 13 2008 Archived from the original on August 9 2014 London 2012 Women s Individual Epee www olympic org IOC Retrieved 28 August 2014 Four time Canadian Olympian Sherraine Schalm retires after 26 years in fencing The Globe and Mail Toronto September 13 2013 nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to fencing in Canada is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sherraine Schalm amp oldid 1223141078, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
