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- Dates: August 9 to August 17
- Venue: Olympic Green Convention Centre
- Events: Épée, foil, sabre
- 10 sets of medals were awarded
- United States won six medals: one gold, three silver and two bronze
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The United States was represented in fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The U.S. men's team was made up of five athletes plus one alternate. The women's team sent seven fencers plus two alternates. The teams were selected based on a points system from international and domestic results dating back to April 2007.NBC Olympics: Women's Fencing
The U.S. fencing team won a total of six fencing medals at the 2008 Summer Games, including one gold, three silver and two bronze. The gold medalist, Mariel Zagunis, was the first American to win a gold medal at the 2008 Olympics.NBC Olympics: Fencing - 2008 Medal Standings by Nation
U.S. Men's TeamNBC Olympics: [http://www.nbcolympics.com/teamusa/meettheteam/newsid=121889.html#fencing+men Men's Fencing]
- Epee
- Foil
- Sabre
- Keeth Smart, Timothy Morehouse, Jason Rogers, James Williams (alternate)
U.S. Women's TeamNBC Olympics: [http://www.nbcolympics.com/teamusa/meettheteam/newsid=121901.html#fencing+women Women's Fencing]
- Epee
- Foil
- Emily Cross, Erinn Smart, Hanna Thompson, Doris Willette (alternate)
- Sabre
- Rebecca Ward, Sada Jacobson, Mariel Zagunis, Dagmara Wozniak (alternate)
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US Olympic Fencing 2008 Questions
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What was US per capita income for 2008? 3 AnswersWikipedia quotes the IMF ($47,440) the World Bank ($46,716) and the CIA World Factbook ($46,900) as the per capita GDP for 2008. The average of these three numb... read more -
In 2008, what US companies were sold to foreign companies? 1 Answer1. Tata and Ford agreed about Jaguar and Land Rover. And Tata bought the two car lines for about $2 billion. 2. Singapore’s lesser-known government fund, inve... read more
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2008 Olympic Fencing Medal Winners
Men's Fencing Event Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal Individual épée Matteo Tagliariol - Italy Fabrice Jeannet - France Jose Luis Abajo - Spain Individual foil Benjamin Kleibrink - Germany Yuki Ota - Japan Salvatore Sanzo - Italy Individual sabre Zhong Man - China Nicolas Lopez - France Mihai Covaliu - Romania Team épée France Poland Italy Team sabre France United States Italy
Women's Fencing Event Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal Individual épée Britta Heidemann - Germany Ana Maria Branza - Romania Ildiko Dr Mincza-Nebald - Hungary Individual foil Maria Valentina Vezzali - Italy Nam Hyunhee - South Korea Margherita Granbassi - Italy Individual sabre Mariel Zagunis - United States Sada Jacobson - United States Becca Ward - United States Team foil Russia United States Italy Team sabre Ukraine China United States
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