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Tuesday, September 19
Russia edges Switzerland for gold medal
Associated Press
SYDNEY, Australia -- Russia won the second ever women's Olympic team épée gold medal Tuesday with a 45-35 victory over Switzerland.
The Russian team was Tatiana Logounova, Oxana Ermakova and Maria
Mazina.
China, which upset France -- the 1996 gold medalists -- in the
quarterfinals, topped Hungary 41-39 to win the bronze. The
seventh-seeded Chinese team of Na Li, Qin Liang, and Shaoqi Yang,
won 45-42 over the French team, which held a 30-24 lead.
France had a very disappointing showing in the épée events. The
men's team lost the gold in the final seconds to Italy and only had
a silver medal by Hugues Obry in the individual event. Laura
Flessel-Colovic earned the bronze in the women's individual.
Switzerland's team of Sophie Lamon, Gianna Habluetzel-Buerki and
Diana Romagnoli beat China 45-33 to advance to the gold medal
match.
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