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Britta Heidemann and Benjamin Kleibrink each won gold for Germany. Heidemann took first in women's individual epee, Kleibrink in men's invidual foil. More...

France defeated Poland 45-29 to win team epee gold, though World No. 2 Jerome Jeannet hurt his hand during his final bout. In the bronze match, Italy won despite a leg injury to individual gold medalist Matteo Tagliariol. More...

When American fencer Erinn Smart felt her shot at a gold medal slipping away, she turned to someone who knew exactly what she was feeling -- her brother Keeth, a U.S. sabre fencer. More...

The U.S. team of Keeth Smart, Jason Rogers, Tim Morehouse and James Williams, seeded seventh, advanced to the final before losing to France 45-37. The U.S. beat Russia and Hungary to earn a spot in the final. More...

The 2008 Games featured the best performance (six medals) ever by the U.S. fencing team, but America wasn't the only great story. See photos of some of the best moments in fencing competition. More...

Seth Kelsey, America's lone qualifier in men's individual epee, lost in the round of 32 to France's Fabrice Jeannet 15-11. Kelsey was the fifth seed and Jeannet is 28th. Jeannet went on to finish second. More...

The 2008 games served as a homecoming for Canadian foilist Luan Jujie. Although she won only one bout, she was very happy just to be back in China. More...

Zhong Man won China's first fencing medal of the 2008 games, defeating Nicolas Lopez of France 15-9. Earlier, Romania's Mihai Covaliu defeated France's Julien Pillet 15-11 to take the bronze. More...

Ukraine's Olga Kharlan won nine of the final 15 points in her bout to help defeat China 45-44 and win the women's team sabre competition. It was a fitting end for Ukraine, which beat the heavily-favored U.S. in the semis. More...

The favored American team of Mariel Zagunis, Sada Jacobson and Becca Ward lost in the semifinals to Ukraine, 45-39. The women went on to win the bronze, defeating France. More...

Emily Cross, Hanna Thompson and Erinn Smart avenged their losses in the individual foil competition by taking silver in the team event. The U.S. lost 28-11 to Russia in the final. More...

No. 5 seed Mariel Zagunis showed her gold in Athens was no fluke as she defeated No. 1 seed Sada Jacobson to repeat as women's individual sabre champion with a 15-8 win. Earlier, Becca Ward won bronze to give America the sweep. More...

No. 1 Maria Valentina Vezzali of Italy defeated South Korea's Hyunhee Nam (No. 4) 6-5 to win the women's individual foil gold medal. More...

No. 3 seed Matteo Tagliariol of Italy defeated France's Fabrice Jeannet, seeded 28th, 15-9 to win the gold. Spain's Jose Luis Abajo took the bronze with an 8-7 victory over Hungary's Gabor Boczko. More...

The 2008 Games featured the best performance (six medals) ever by the U.S. fencing team, but America wasn't the only great story. See photos of some of the best moments in fencing competition. More...

When American fencer Erinn Smart felt her shot at a gold medal slipping away, she turned to someone who knew exactly what she was feeling -- her brother Keeth, a U.S. sabre fencer. More...

The U.S. team of Keeth Smart, Jason Rogers, Tim Morehouse and James Williams, seeded seventh, advanced to the final before losing to France 45-37. The U.S. beat Russia and Hungary to earn a spot in the final. More...

The U.S. team of Keeth Smart, Tim Morehouse, Jason Rogers and James Williams, seeded seventh, advanced to the final before losing to France 45-37. The U.S. beat Russia and Hungary to earn a spot in the final. More...

When American fencer Erinn Smart felt her shot at a gold medal slipping away, she turned to someone who knew exactly what she was feeling -- her brother Keeth. More...

The U.S. team of Keeth Smart, Tim Morehouse and Jason Rogers, seeded seventh, More...

Emily Cross, Hanna Thompson and Erinn Smart avenged their losses in the individual foil competition by taking silver in the team event. The U.S. lost 28-11 to Russia in the final. More...

France defeated Poland 45-29 to win team epee gold, though World No. 2 Jerome Jeannet hurt his hand during his final bout. In the bronze match, Italy won despite a leg injury to individual gold medalist Matteo Tagliariol. More...

Ukraine's Olga Kharlan won nine of the final 15 points in her bout to help defeat China 45-44 and win the women's team sabre competition. It was a fitting end for Ukraine, which beat the heavily-favored U.S. in the semis. More...

France defeated Poland 45-29 to win team epee gold. World No. 2 Jerome Jennet hurt his hand during his final bout, but France's lead was too great. In the bronze match, Italy won despite a leg injury to individual gold medalist Matteo Tagliariol. More...

Ukraine's Olga Kharlan won nine of the final 15 points in her bout to help defeat China 45-44 and win the women's team sabre competition. It was a fitting end for Ukraine, which beat the heavily-favored U.S. in the semis. More...