Fencing: ten gold medals unveiled at Beijing Olympics

American Mariel Zagunis wins women's individual sabre Olympic gold    

    BEIJING, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Mariel Zagunis, the Athens Olympic champion in woman's saber, defended her title and won the first gold medal for the United States at the Beijing Games on Saturday.     Full story

Italian Tagliariol wins men's individual epee Olympic gold 


    BEIJING, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Italian Matteo Tagliariol outpointed French Fabrice Jeannet 15-9 to win the men's individual epee gold medal at the Beijing Olympic Games here on Sunday.   Full story

Italian Vezzali wins women's individual foil Olympic gold 
     

    BEIJING, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Maria Valentina Vezzali of Italy outpointed South Korea Nam Hyunhee 6-5 to take the women's individual foil gold medal at the Beijing Olympic Games here on Monday. Full story


After 24 years, Zhong claims another fencing gold for China 
     

    BEIJING, Aug. 12 (Xinnhua) -- Zhong Man ignited the home crowd Tuesday night, as all Chinese people here in the Olympic Fencing Hall roared for their second Olympic fencing gold medal in 24 years.  Full story

Germany's Heidemann wins women's individual epee gold 
      

    BEIJING, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- Germany's Britta Heidemann defeated Ana Maria Branza of Romania 15-11 to win the Olympic gold medal in the women's individual epee event here on Wednesday.   Full story


Germany's Kleibrink wins men's foil gold 
      

    BEIJING, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- Germany Benjamin Kleibrink beat Japan's Yuki Ota to win the men's individual foil gold at the Beijing Olympic Games here on Wednesday.  Full story

Women fencers win 1st gold medal for Ukraine at Beijing Olympics 
       

    BEIJING, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Ukraine bettered China 45-44 to win the women's team sabre gold medal at the Olympic Games here on Thursday, the first gold medal at the Beijing games for their country.  Full story

France beats Poland to win men's team epee gold
       

    BEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- France beat Poland 45-29 to win the men's team epee gold medal at the Olympic fencing competition here on Friday.   Full story

Russia wins women's foil team gold at Beijing Olympics        

    BEIJING, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- Russian women fencers stunned their U.S. rivals 28-11 here Saturday to pocket foil team event gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.   Full story

France wins men's sabre team gold 
        

    BEIJING, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- France defeated the United States 45-37 here on Sunday in the men's sabre team event to retain its Olympic title.  Full story