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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 ]
Scruggs started fencing at age 6 after her older brother, Nolen, started taking lessons. She said she loves the nature of the competition. “It’s very mentally stimulating,” she said.
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.
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.
Lauren Scruggs closed strong to help the U.S. win women's team foil gold at the Olympics Thursday, giving teammate Lee Kiefer her third gold medal.
2018 Junior World Fencing Championships; Dates: 1–9 April 2018: Host city: Verona, Italy: Events: 18: ← 2017 Plovdiv. Toruń 2019 → . ... Lauren Scruggs ...
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.
Growing up in cutthroat New York gave Lauren Scruggs the competitive mindset needed to claim an unexpected fencing silver medal on her Olympic debut in Paris. The 21-year-old Queens native shared ...