First Gold for US: Women's Fencing

By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted Aug 9, 2008 8:45 AM CDT
First Gold for US: Women's Fencing
USA's gold medal winner Mariel Zagunis is flanked by silver medal winner Sada Jacobson, left, and bronze medal winner Becca Ward, right, on the podium.   (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Mariel Zagunis won the first US gold medal of the Beijing Olympics, leading an American sweep today in women's saber fencing. Zagunis, the 2004 saber champion, took the gold with a victory over Sada Jacobson, who took the silver. Becca Ward won the bronze.

When Zagunis won 4 years ago, she was the first American in a century to win a fencing gold. Now, it's becoming commonplace in this event. The US will also be favored to win the team competition in women's saber. (More 2008 Beijing Olympics stories.)

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