Anna Bentley (born 28 January 1981) is a British foil fencer.[1] She represented Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
| Anna Bentley | |
|---|---|
 Bentley at the Our Greatest Team Parade | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 28 January 1981 Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Residence | London, England |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Great Britain |
| Weapon | Foil |
| Hand | Left-handed |
| Club | Salle Boston |
| Head coach | Tomek Walicki |
| FIE ranking | current ranking |
Career
editBentley was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, but grew up in Bergh Apton, Norfolk. She took up fencing at the age of eleven after coach Andrew Sowerby from the Norfolk Academy of Fencing did a "come and try" session at the Norwich High School for Girls.[2] She attended The British School in the Netherlands, leaving in 1999.
She qualified to the 2012 Summer Olympics through host country option.[3] In the individual event she was defeated 9–10 in the first round by Canada's Monica Peterson. With Sophie Troiano and Natalia Sheppard represented Great Britain in the team event. They defeated Egypt in the first round, but lost to title favourites Italy, composed of the gold, silver, and bronze medallists of the individual event.[4]
Bentley won the gold medal at the individual British National Championships in 2008, 2009 and 2010. She won the silver medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Fencing Championships. She represented Great Britain at 5 consecutive World Championships from 2007 to 2011.
Bentley is the eldest granddaughter Chris Anderson.
References
edit- ^ "Anna Bentley". London2012.com. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ Michael Bailey (1 July 2012). "Norwich fencer Anna Bentley takes her own journey from bid to Olympic berth". Hackney Gazette. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- ^ "London 2012: British Fencing confirms final three athletes for Olympics". Press Association. 12 June 2012.
- ^ Mark Garrod (2 August 2012). "Great Britain's women crushed by favourites Italy in team foil". The Independent. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022.
External links
edit- Anna Bentley at the International Fencing Federation
- Anna Bentley at the European Fencing Confederation (archive)
- Anna Bentley at Team GB
- Anna Bentley at Olympics.com
- Anna Bentley at Olympic.org (archived)
- Anna Bentley at Olympedia
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