He returned to France in 2016 to boost his chances of qualifying for the 2020 Olympics. Du was the gold medalist at the 2004 Athens Olympics, capturing victory on the final shot, and won the small-bore rifle competition at the 2008 Beijing Games. The 24-year-old Cannone was born in France but grew up in the United States and attended Sacred Heart (Fairfield, Connecticut). Romain Cannone won France's first gold medal of the Tokyo Games moments later, beating Gergely Siklosi of Hungary 15-10 in the men's epee final.Ĭannone led 14-9 after two periods in the first-to-15 match and ended it quickly in the third. Brittney Griner found guilty of drug charges in Russian court, sentenced to 9 years Griner faces the end of her career in Russian prison, now waits to see if a prisoner-trade deal can be found.

Larisa Korobeynikova of the Russian Olympic Committee team beat Alice Volpi of Italy 15-14 in the bronze match. 'I wish I could chop it up in little pieces and distributed it to everyone I love.'' 'It's such an incredible feeling that I share with my coach, I share with my husband, with my family, just everyone that's been a part of this,' she said, her gold medal hanging from her neck. Lee Kiefer won the third gold medal in the United States' fencing history by beating defending champion Inna Deriglazova in the women's foil final.

Her husband, Gerek Meinhardt, won bronze with the U.S. Kiefer ripped off her mask after the final point and shouted 'Oh my God!'' She placed fifth at the 2012 London Games and was 10th at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.Ī four-time NCAA champion at Notre Dame, Kiefer is now a medical student at the University of Kentucky. Mariel Zagunis is the only other U.S fencer to earn gold, winning the saber events at the 20 Games. TOKYO - Lee Kiefer won the third gold medal for the United States at the Tokyo Olympics and the third fencing gold in the country's history by beating defending champion Inna Deriglazova of the Russian Olympic Committee team 15-13 in the women's foil final.

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