United States at The 2008 Summer Olympics - Fencing

Fencing

The 2008 United States Olympic Fencing Team was announced on June 11, 2008. After the 1904 Olympics, the United States did not win an Olympic fencing gold medal until 2004. But on the first full day of Olympic competition, Mariel Zagunis, Sada Jacobson and Becca Ward swept the fencing event in women's individual saber; it was the first American sweep of an Olympic fencing event since 1904. The U.S. left Beijing with a total of six medals.

Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Weston Kelsey Individual épée Jeannet (FRA)
L 11–15		 Did not advance
Gerek Meinhardt Individual foil Nagaty (EGY)
W 15–3		 Zhu J (CHN)
L 9–15		 Did not advance
Timothy Morehouse Individual sabre Sanson (FRA)
L 12–15		 Did not advance
Jason Rogers Thiam (SEN)
W 15–10		 Smart (USA)
L 3–15		 Did not advance
Keeth Smart Rogers (USA)
W 15–3		 Szilagyi (HUN)
W 15–10		 Pillet (FRA)
L 13–15		 Did not advance
Timothy Morehouse
Jason Rogers
Keeth Smart
James Williams		 Team sabre Hungary (HUN)
W 45–44		 Russia (RUS)
W 45–44		 France (FRA)
L 37–45		 02 !
Women
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Kelley Hurley Individual épée Jung H-J (KOR)
L 6–15		 Did not advance
Emily Cross Individual foil Su Ww (CHN)
L 7–15		 Did not advance
Erinn Smart Emanuel (GBR)
W 15–7		 Maîtrejean (FRA)
L 9–15		 Did not advance
Hanna Thompson Khelfaoui (ALG)
W 11–2		 Golubykskyi (GER)
L 5–13		 Did not advance
Emily Cross
Erinn Smart
Hanna Thompson
Doris Willette		 Team foil Poland (POL)
W 31–30		 Hungary (HUN)
W 33–35		 Russia (RUS)
L 11–28		 02 !
Sada Jacobson Individual sabre González (CUB)
W 15–11		 Kharlan (UKR)
W 15–13		 Khomrova (UKR)
W 15–11		 Velikaya (RUS)
W 15–11		 Zagunis (USA)
L 8–15		 02 !
Rebecca Ward Navarro (ESP)
W 12–7		 Nagy (HUN)
W 15–5		 Besbes (TUN)
W 15–14		 Zagunis (USA)
L 11–15		 Velikaya (RUS)
W 15–14		 03 !
Mariel Zagunis Sassine (CAN)
W 15–10		 Jóźwiak (POL)
W 15–13		 Bao Yy (CHN)
W 15–9		 Ward (USA)
W 15–11		 Jacobson (USA)
W 15–8		 01 !
Sada Jacobson
Rebecca Ward
Dagmara Wozniak
Mariel Zagunis		 Team sabre South Africa (RSA)
W 45–8		 Ukraine (UKR)
L 39–45		 France (FRA)
W 45–38		 03 !

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