American fencer Lee Kiefer secured her second straight gold medal with a 15-6 triumph over Lauren Scruggs in the individual foil event at the Paris Olympics on Sunday.
To reach the final, Kiefer had defeated Canada’s Eleanor Harvey, bringing her gold medal count to two.
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Scruggs had bested Italy’s Alice Volpi in her semifinal match and aimed to claim her first gold by upsetting Kiefer, but she will have to settle for silver.
With two additional medals, the United States now has a total of 12 medals at the Paris Olympics. This marks the third gold medal for Team USA, with Kiefer joining the men’s swimming 4×100-meter freestyle relay team and swimmer Torri Huske in capturing top honors in France.
Harvey earned the bronze medal by defeating Volpi, 15-12.
This marks Harvey’s initial medal in her fencing career. She previously secured gold in the individual foil category at the 2022 Pan American Fencing Competition and a silver in 2024.
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Having lost to Kiefer in the round of 16 at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and again in the semifinals at this year’s event, she finally achieved a podium finish.
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