Mariel Zagunis

  • Mariel Zagunis
    Mariel Zagunis
  • Sport
    Fencing
  • Medals
    • Gold 0
    • Silver 0
    • Bronze 0
  • Country
    United States
  • Date of Birth
    March 2, 1985
  • Height
    5' 8" (1.73m)
  • Weight
    168lbs. (76kg)
  • Age
    28
  • Gender
    Female
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Schedule & Results

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Dates and times are in EDT.
Time Event Type Sport Event Stage Match
8/1/12 8:07 AM Fencing Women's Individual Sabre Round of 32 See Results
8/1/12 9:42 AM Fencing Women's Individual Sabre Round of 16 See Results
8/1/12 10:36 AM Fencing Women's Individual Sabre Quarterfinal See Results
8/1/12 1:28 PM Fencing Women's Individual Sabre Semifinal See Results
8/1/12 2:37 PM Medal/Final Fencing Women's Individual Sabre Bronze Medal See Results

Mariel Zagunis Biography

The Olympic individual gold medalist in saber in 2004 and 2008, who also earned a team bronze in '08, surged to another Olympic berth by ending the qualification season with a bronze medal at the Moscow Grand Prix in March. Zagunis, who regained the top world ranking in May, became the first U.S. fencer in 100 years to win Olympic gold at the 2004 Athens Games. She also became the first Olympic gold medalist in women's saber, which made its Games debut in Greece, and did so after making the team as a replacement when Nigeria elected not to send its qualifying fencer to the Olympics. Zagunis is a two-time individual senior world champion and five-time senior world champion in team competition, and was the youngest world champion fencer ever at 15 when she won in 2000. She is the daughter of Olympians, as parents Robert and Kathy competed in the 1976 Montreal Games for the U.S. rowing team. The only fencer to win four world championship titles in one season and the first U.S. fencer with four world championship golds, Zagunis is considered a heavy favorite to medal again in London.

Overall Medal Count

Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 United States 46 29 29 104
2 China 38 27 23 88
3 Russia 24 26 32 82
4 Great Britain 29 17 19 65
5 Germany 11 19 14 44
6 Japan 7 14 17 38
7 Australia 7 16 12 35
8 France 11 11 12 34
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