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  2. Sabre (fencing) - Wikipedia

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    Sabre was the last weapon in fencing to make the transition over to using electrical equipment. This occurred in 1988, 32 years (1956) after the foil and 52 years (1936) after the épée . In 2004, immediately following the Athens Summer Olympics, the timing for recording a touch was shortened from its previous setting, dramatically altering ...

  3. Mariel Zagunis - Wikipedia

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    Mariel Leigh Zagunis (born March 3, 1985) is an American sabre fencer. She is a two-time Olympic champion in the individual sabre (2004 and 2008) [2] [3] and the first American woman to win a gold medal in fencing at the Olympics (which happened in 2004). [4] She was Team USA flag bearer in the 2012 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations. She has ...

  4. Fencing - Wikipedia

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    Fencing instructors also wear them, as they are hit far more often during training than their students. In foil fencing, the hard surface of a chest protector decreases the likelihood that a hit registers. Lamé A lamé is a layer of electrically conductive material worn over the fencing jacket in foil and sabre fencing.

  5. Sabre - Wikipedia

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    The military sabre was used as a duelling weapon in academic fencing in the 19th century, giving rise to a discipline of modern sabre fencing (introduced in the 1896 Summer Olympics) loosely based on the characteristics of the historical weapon, although in Olympic fencing, only cuts are allowed.

  6. Sada Jacobson - Wikipedia

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    Sada Molly Jacobson [2] (born February 14, 1983) is an American Olympic fencer.She is the 2008 Olympic Individual Sabre silver medalist in women's sabre (one of three Olympic medals), the 2004 Olympic Individual Sabre bronze medalist in women's sabre, and the 2003 Pan American Games champion in women's sabre.

  7. Giuseppe Radaelli - Wikipedia

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    Giuseppe Radaelli (1833 - 1882) was a 19th-century Milanese fencing master and soldier. Often regarded as "the father of modern sabre fencing", [1] his sabre fencing principles were popularised throughout Europe via his students such as Luigi Barbasetti, Ferdinando Masiello, Salvatore Pecoraro, and Carlo Pessina.

  8. Fencing rules - Wikipedia

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    In contemporary sport fencing defense by footwork usually takes the shape of moving either directly away from your opponent or directly towards them. The most common way of delivering an attack in fencing is the lunge, where the fencer reaches out with their front foot and straightens their back leg. This maneuver has the advantage of allowing ...

  9. Giorgio Santelli - Wikipedia

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    Maestro Giorgio Santelli (25 November 1897 – 8 October 1985) was a fencer and fencing master who was part of the Italian team that won the gold medal in Men's team sabre at the 1920 Summer Olympics and was the largest mid-20th century influence in raising the quality and popularity of fencing in the United States, and creator of one of the best-known fencing equipment manufacturers.

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