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MACKINNON Leonora Emily Anne
NOC Canada   
GenderWomen
Born 30 May 1994 in Basingstoke, ENG
Height1.80 m
Human Interest
Sport Specific Information
Club / Team Escrime Rodez Aveyron: France
Further Personal Information
Higher education Physical Education, Sport Studies - St. Mary's University: London, ENG
General Interest
Injuries In 2021 she underwent shoulder surgery. (Facebook page, 29 Jun 2022)

She missed the first three months of 2019 due to an injury to her right ankle. (Instagram profile, 14 Feb 2021)

She injured her ankle in 2014. (fencing.ca, 19 Apr 2015)
Famous relatives Her great-grandfather Minotti Bohn played football for Norway. (olympic.ca, 22 Aug 2016)
Sport Specific Information
Why this sport? She followed her older sisters Sophie and Isabella into the sport.
General Interest
Hero / Idol Swiss tennis player Roger Federer. (olympic.ca, 22 Aug 2016)
Sport Specific Information
Handedness Right
When and where did you begin this sport? She began fencing at age eight as an extra curricular activity at school in England.
Further Personal Information
Occupation Athlete
Languages English
General Interest
Nicknames Leo (Facebook profile, 16 Jun 2018)
Sporting philosophy / motto "It doesn't matter how many times you get knocked down but how many times you get back up." (olympic.ca, 22 Aug 2016)
Other information FROM THE UK TO CANADA
Born and raised in England, she is eligible to compete for Canada because her mother was born in Toronto, Ontario. She fenced for Great Britain at junior level but began representing Canada in 2014. (olympic.ca, 22 Aug 2016; toronto2015.org, 21 Jul 2015; thewhig.com, 06 Jul 2015)
Ambitions To compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (Instagram profile, 21 Mar 2022)
Awards and honours In 2012 and 2016 she received the Senior Ladies Award at the Basingstoke and Deane Sports Awards in England. (basingstokelsc.org.uk, 01 Jan 2019; basingstokegazette.co.uk, 13 Mar 2017)
Further Personal Information
Residence France

Major Results
Year Rank Event Venue
Pan American Championships
2023 2 Team Epee Lima, Peru
2022 3 Team Epee Asunción, Paraguay
2022 5 Individual Epee Asunción, Paraguay
2019 3 Team Epee Toronto, Canada
2018 2 Team Epee Havana, Cuba
2017 2 Team Epee Montreal, Canada
2016 1 Team Epee Panama, Panama
2015 3 Individual Epee Santiago, Chile
2015 4 Team Epee Santiago, Chile