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Lauren Scruggs (born January 27, 2003) is an American left-handed foil fencer. [1] Scruggs won a silver medal in women's individual foil at the 2024 Summer Olympics , making her the first Black American woman to win an individual fencing medal. [ 2 ]
Lauren Scruggs made Team USA Olympic history by winning the silver medal in women's foil fencing at the 2024 Paris Olympics. She faced teammate Lee Kiefer in the final.
American Lauren Scruggs made history at the Paris Olympics on Sunday when she took the silver medal in women’s foil fencing.. Scruggs, from Queens, New York, became the first Black American ...
Star fencer Lauren Scruggs knew that she would be making history heading into her gold medal matchup against fellow American Lee Kiefer in the women's individual foil final at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
This is the complete list of women's Olympic medalists in fencing. Current Program. Foil, Individual. Games Gold Silver Bronze ... Lauren Scruggs United States:
She calls Lexington, Kentucky home, and spent more than two years in medical school at the University of Kentucky before taking a break prior to the 2020 Olympics to focus entirely on fencing.
Fencing was done to 15 touches or to the completion of three three-minute rounds if neither fencer reaches 15 touches by then. At the end of time, the higher-scoring fencer was the winner; a tie resulted in an additional one-minute sudden-death time period.
Team USA fencer Lauren Scruggs won silver in women's foil. Below, she tells 'WH' about becoming the first Black fencing medalist and her post-Olympic plans.