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Lee Kiefer of the United States celebrates winning the women's individual Foil final competition against Inna Deriglazova of the Russian Olympic Committee at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Chiba, Japan. ... Gerek Meinhardt, won bronze with the U.S. team in foil at the 2016 Olympics. "It's such an incredible feeling

Kiefer and Scruggs take Olympic gold and silver in all-American foil fencing final NBC News Now Kiefer and Scruggs take Olympic gold and silver in all-American foil fencing final Scruggs’ silver makes her the first Black American woman to win an individual fencing medal. Scruggs’ silver makes her the first Black American woman to win an individual fencing medal and the second out LGBTQ athlete to get on the podium at these Games. “In certain communities, fencing is just not a sport you do,” she told NBC News after her bout. Gold medalist Lee Kiefer, silver medalist Lauren Scruggs and bronze medalist Eleanor Harvey celebrate on the podium after the women's foil medal ceremony Sunday.Patrick Smith / Getty Images

Lee Kiefer made history as the first American woman to win individual foil gold and Team USA's first fencing medal in Tokyo. She defeated reigning champion Inna Deriglazova 15-13 in the final after beating two other top opponents.