American Lee Kiefer secured her second consecutive gold medal by defeating Lauren Scruggs 15-6 in the individual foil fencing competition at the Paris Olympics on Sunday.
Kiefer defeated Canada’s Eleanor Harvey to advance to the final, earning her second gold medal.
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Scruggs, who beat Italy’s Alice Volpi in the semifinal, aimed to upset Kiefer for her first gold but settled for a silver medal.
The United States added two more medals, bringing their total to 12 in Paris. Kiefer’s win marks the third gold medal for the American team, joining the men’s swimming 4×100-meter freestyle team and swimmer Torri Huske as top prize winners in France.
Harvey claimed the bronze medal by defeating Volpi 15-12.
This is Harvey’s first fencing career medal. She previously won gold in the individual foil competition at the 2022 Pan American Fencing Competition and a silver in 2024.
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Harvey faced defeat against Kiefer at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and in this year’s semifinals before eventually reaching the podium.
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