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This is the complete list of men's Olympic medalists in fencing. Current program. Foil, individual. Games Gold Silver Bronze 1896 Athens ... United States (USA) 1: 9 ...
Olympic silver medalists for the United States in fencing (18 P) Pages in category "Olympic fencers for the United States" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 225 total.
Helene Mayer, German-Jewish foilist, won gold at 1928 Summer Olympics and the 1929 World Championship, left for US in 1931, returned to represent Germany in 1936 Summer Olympics and won silver, went back to US and was granted US citizenship, returned to Germany in 1952 and died of cancer in 1953, won the US Championships eight times.
Former Notre Dame athlete Lee Kiefer becomes most-decorated U.S. fencer as women’s foil team wins Olympic gold
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.
Fencing has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. There are three forms of Olympic fencing: Foil — a light thrusting weapon; the valid target is restricted to the torso; double touches are not allowed.
Maia Mei Weintraub (born October 24, 2002) is an American Olympic foil fencer. She won the 2019 and 2023 USA Fencing Women's Foil National Championships, was ranked second in the world in 2021 in women's foil in the juniors, and won the 2022 NCAA national women's foil championship. Weintraub represented the United States at the 2024 Paris ...
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.