Queens' own Lauren Scruggs earned the silver medal in an all-American foil fencing final during the 2024 Paris Olympics games on Sunday.
Paris 2024 Olympics – Fencing – Women’s Foil Individual Semifinals – Grand Palais, Paris, France – July 28, 2024. Lauren Scruggs of United States celebrates after winning her semifinal bout against Eleanor Harvey of Canada. REUTERS/Albert GeaQueens’ own Lauren Scruggs earned the silver medal in an all-American foil fencing final during the 2024 Paris Olympics games on Sunday.
Scruggs lost to fellow American Lee Keifer 15-6 in the final match at the Grand Palais in Paris. It was Kiefer’s second-straight gold medal in the genre, having won previously at the Tokyo games in 2021.was part of the first all-American final in a fencing event in 16 years. It was the first Olympic medal for the 21-year-old Ozone Park resident and Harvard University student, who won an NCAA championship in fencing last year.
Jul 28, 2024; Paris, France; Lee Kiefer celebrates after defeating Lauren Scruggs in a women’s foil gold medal bout during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Grand Palais. Mandatory Credit: Andrew P. Scott-USA TODAY Sports, the silver medal culminated a Cinderella run for Scruggs, who had not been expected to medal in foil fencing. However, she defeated four international competitors en route to the gold medal showdown with Keifer.
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