Fiona McIntosh (fencer)

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Fiona McIntosh
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Born (1960-06-24) 24 June 1960 (age 64)
Edinburgh, Scotland
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Fiona McIntosh (born 24 June 1960) is a Scottish writer and retired fencer.

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Biography

McIntosh was born in Edinburgh, Scotland and educated at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. [1] During her fencing career, she was British champion four times, she won the Commonwealth Fencing Championships in 1990, collected a total of 12 Commonwealth medals and competed in the 1984, 1988, 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics, reaching the finals in Barcelona 1992. [2]

She has written articles for magazines, and worked with photographer Shaen Adey to produce books including Seven Days in Mauritius [3] and Table Mountain Activity Guide, [4] both published by Random House imprint Struik in 2004. McIntosh also worked as the editor of Divestyle Magazine. [5]

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References

  1. "Fitzwilliam College Olympians". Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  2. "Fiona McIntosh Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  3. McIntosh, Fiona; Adey, Shaen (2004). Seven days in Mauritius. Cape Town: Struik Publishers. ISBN   978-1-86872-827-5. OCLC   56387253.
  4. Mclntosh, Fiona; Adey, Shaen (2004). Table Mountain: activity guide. London Johannesburg: Struik Publishers. ISBN   978-1-86872-979-1. OCLC   57309974.
  5. 9781770268722