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September 18, 2008
Olympic Medals!
They did it! The USA Women's Foil Team defeated the 2007 World Championship Polish Team, then defeated Hungary to win the Silver Medal, eventually losing to the Russians in the Gold Medal Bout. Likewise the Men's Saber Team won the Silver Medal! In addition, the USA women's fencers swept the Olympic saber individual event,
winning gold, silver and bronze! We were hoping for big things, but it
doesn't get any better than that! Mariel Zagunis repeated her gold
medal performance from Athens, and Sada Jacobson and Becca Ward won
silver and bronze, respectively. Read all about it, here: http://www.nbcolympics.com/fencing/news/newsid=185387.html#three+all+u+s+sweeps+sabre
To see all results from the Olympic fencing events, visit www.nbcolympics.com.
Do you have a young athlete interested in fencing? The Three Rivers Fencing Center is Pittsburgh's Premier Modern Olympic Fencing Club - join one of our Beginner classes this November, and see why fencing is one of the fastest growing USA sports! Go, USA! (Photos courtesy of FencingPhotos.com)
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2008 National Championships
The Three Rivers Fencing Center was represented well at the National Championships this year. 12 Fencers competed, making the trip to San Jose, CA, and we even collected some hardware! Stephen Baker won the Bronze Medal in the Division II Event! - this is a special result, as the Division II Event is extremely challenging. Likewise, Lynn Botelho won the Bronze Medal in the Veteran Foil event! Competing at National Championships is a victory in itself, and we are proud of all of our competitors! Special thanks to Coach Iana Dakova, who coached our fencers for the 10 days of events.
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