Katharine Holmes
American fencer
凯瑟琳·霍姆斯 · 캐서린 홈스
- Born
- 15 July 1993, Washington, D.C.
- Citizenship
- United States
- Sport
- fencing
- Occupation
- fencer
- Height
- 181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
- Weight
- 79 kg (174 lb)
Katharine (Kat) Holmes (born July 15, 1993) is an American fencer. She competed in the women's épée event at the 2016, 2020, and 2024 Summer Olympics. She was a world champion in the women’s epee team event (Wuxi, China 2018), which was the first World Championship medal won by an American women’s epee team. Holmes anchored the team, defeating Korea in overtime in the finals. She also anchored the United States women’s epee team to its first World Cup gold medal (Dubai 2018), defeating Russia in overtime in the finals. She was the back-to-back gold medalist in both the individual and team events at the Pan American Games in Lima in 2019 and Toronto in 2015.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 Summer Youth Olympics | 2010 | |
| fencing at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics – mixed team | 2010 | |
| 2016 Summer Olympics | 2016 | |
| fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – women's team épée | 2016 | 5th place |
| fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – women's épée | 2016 | 25th place |
| fencing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – women's individual épée | 2020 | 24th place |
| fencing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – women's team épée | 2020 | 5th place |
| 2022 Pan American Fencing Championships | 2022 |
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q20731009 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.