Calgary's Eleanor Harvey takes the bronze to win Canada's first Olympic fencing medal

Calgary's Eleanor Harvey won a bronze medal Sunday to become the first Canadian to win an individual fencing medal.

Calgary's Eleanor Harvey won a bronze medal Sunday to become the first Canadian to win an individual fencing medal.

Harvey withstood a fierce comeback by Italy's Alice Volpi, who rebounded from a 10-4 deficit to knot the score at 10 apiece before Harvey reeled off five points to win 15-12.

The Calgary resident, a past CTV Athlete of the Week,  had a big comeback win herself, coming from behind to beat Italian Martina Favaretto 15-14 in the quarterfinals earlier Sunday after also trailing 10-4.

Scruggs controlled the match early, jumping out to a 4-0 lead before Harvey cut the deficit to 5-3 before the end of the first round.

The 29-year-old, originally from Hamilton, was a silver medallist in both the individual and team foil events in last year's Pan Am Games in Santiago, Chile.