Melanie J. McCann (born 8 October 1989) is a Canadian

modern pentathlete The modern pentathlon is an Olympic sport consisting of fencing (one-touch épée), freestyle swimming, equestrian show jumping, pistol shooting, and cross country running. The event is inspired by the traditional pentathlon held during the anci ...

and a member of the Canadian national team. McCann placed 4th at the

2011 Pan American Games The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from October 14–30, 2011, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby cities of Ciudad Guzmán, ...

which qualified her to compete in the following Olympics. At the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

, she finished in 11th place in the women's competition. In June 2016, she was named in Canada's Olympic team, and finished 15h at the

Olympics The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a var ...

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* * * * 1989 births Living people Canadian female modern pentathletes Pan American Games competitors for Canada Olympic modern pentathletes of Canada Modern pentathletes at the 2012 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 2011 Pan American Games Modern pentathletes at the 2015 Pan American Games World Modern Pentathlon Championships medalists Modern pentathletes at the 2016 Summer Olympics 20th-century Canadian women 21st-century Canadian women {{Canada-modern-pentathlon-bio-stub