Anna Bentley (born 28 January 1981) is a British

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fencer. She represented Great Britain at the

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Career

Bentley was born in

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, Scotland, but grew up in Bergh Apton,

Norfolk Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the Nor ...

. She took up fencing at the age of eleven after coach Andrew Sowerby from the Norfolk Academy of Fencing did a "come and try" session at the Norwich High School for Girls. She attended

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, leaving in 1999. She qualified to the

through host country option. In the individual event she was defeated 9–10 in the first round by Canada's Monica Peterson. With

Sophie Troiano Sophie Troiano (born 18 March 1987) is a British fencer. She has represented Great Britain in both the women's individual and team foil events and in June 2012 she was chosen to represent Great Britain in the 2012 London Olympics. Troiano studi ...

and Natalia Sheppard represented Great Britain in the team event. They defeated Egypt in the first round, but lost to title favourites Italy, composed of the gold, silver, and bronze medallists of the individual event. Bentley won the gold medal at the individual British National Championships in 2008, 2009 and 2010. She won the silver medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Fencing Championships. She represented Great Britain at 5 consecutive World Championships from 2007 to 2011. Bentley is the eldest granddaughter

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