Country: USA
Sport: Fencing
Date of Birth: 07/15/1993
First Olympics: 2016, Rio
Katharine Holmes, 21, is heading to Rio de Janeiro to compete in fencing. Holmes started fencing at 9. By 15, she had qualified for her first national team. She won individual and team titles at the Pan American Games in 2015. When sheβs not training, Holmes studies neuroscience at Princeton University.