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COMERFORD Shannon
NOC Canada   
GenderWomen
Born 07 Apr 1988
Height1.65 m
Weight 61 kg
Human Interest
Further Personal Information
Marital status Married
Family Wife Meghan
Residence Saskatoon, SK, CAN
Occupation Athlete
Languages English
Higher education Education, Human Movement Studies - University of Saskatchewan: Saskatoon, SK, CAN
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport? She began fencing at age eight.
Why this sport? She followed her older brother into the sport.
Club / Team Saskatoon Fencing Club [SFC]: Canada
Name of coach Paul ApSimon [national], CAN
Training Regime She trains six days a week.
Handedness Left
General Interest
Injuries She tore the anterior cruciate ligament [ACL] in her left knee in 2011. (busybwebdesign.com, 17 Jul 2013; thesheaf.com, 05 Apr 2013)
Sporting philosophy / motto "Fencing is my life. I don't know anything different." (thestarphoenix.com, 13 Apr 2015)

Major Results
Year Rank Event Venue
World Championships
2011 8 Team Foil Catania, Italy
Pan American Championships
2017 2 Team Foil Montreal, Canada
2016 2 Team Foil Panama, Panama
2015 2 Team Foil Santiago, Chile
2013 2 Team Foil Cartagena, Colombia
2011 2 Team Foil Reno, NV, United States
2010 2 Team Foil San José, Costa Rica
2010 8 Individual Foil ,
2009 6 Individual Foil San Salvador, El Salvador