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In his first bout, Seth was defeated by Igor Tourchine of Russia, 15-11.
Final placement: 19th
Medalists |
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In his first bout, Cody was defeated by Ivan Kovacs of Hungary, 15-6.
Final placement: 22nd
Medalists |
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Soren won his first bout, defeating #31 Paris Inostroza of Chile, 13-12. His next bout, in the round of 16, was against #1 ranked Alfredo Rota of Italy. Soren upset Rota, 15-13, to advance to the final 8. In his next bout, Soren faced 2000 Olympic Gold Medalist, Pavel Kolobkov, where he was defeated 15-11. Kolobkov went on to win the bronze medal.
Final placement: 7th, the highest American finish in Men's Épée since 1956!
Medalists |
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Jan is an alternate for the team competition.
Medalists |
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In her first bout, Kamara was defeated by #10 Tatiana Logounova, 15-11.
Final placement: 25th
Medalists |
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In his first bout, Jed was defeated by Sofiane El Azizi of Algeria, 15-14.
Final placement: 33rd
Medalists |
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Dan won his first bout, upsetting #7 seed Cedric Gohy of Belgium, 15-12. His next bout, in the round of 16, was against Richard Kruse of Great Britain. In a very close match, Dan was defeated 15-14 by Kruse.
Final placement: 16th
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Jon won his first bout against Maher Ben Aziza of Tunisia, 15-10. His next bout, in the round of 32, was against #1 seed, Andrea Cassara of Italy. Jon was defeated 15-3 by Cassara, who went on to win the bronze medal.
Final placement: 30th
Medalists |
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Greg is an alternate for the team competition.
Medalists |
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In her first bout, Erinn was defeated by Mariana Gonzalez of Venezuela, 14-12.
Final placement: 17th
Medalists |
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Ivan won his first bout against Gianpiero Pastore of Italy, 15-9. His next bout, in the round of 16, was against #2 ranked Stanislav Pozdniakov of Russia. Ivan was defeated 15-9.
Final placement: 12th
Medalists |
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In his first bout, Jason was defeated by #7 Luigi Tarantino, 15-3.
Final placement: 25th
Medalists |
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Keeth won his first bout against #12 ranked Gael Touya of France, 15-11. His next bout, in the round of 16, was against Aldo Montano of Italy. Keeth was defeated 15-7 by Montano, who went on to win the gold medal.
Final placement: 15th
Medalists |
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Tim Morehouse
Men's Sabre - Alternate | [Tim's Bio] |
Tim is an alternate for the team competition.
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Emily is ranked #10. She won her first bout against Tsz Ki Chow of Hong Kong, 15-11. In her next bout, in the round of 16, Emily was defeated by Leonore Perrus of France, 15-13.
Final placement: 12th
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As the #1 seed, Sada had a bye into the round of 16. Sada won her first bout against Ana Faez Mielin of Cuba. In the round of 8, she defeated Leonore Perrus of France, 15-11 (Perrus had just eliminated Sada's sister in the previous round). In the semifinals, Sada was defeated by Xue Tan of China, 15-12. In the Bronze Medal bout, Sada defeated Catalina Gheorghitoaia of Romania, 15-7 to win the BRONZE MEDAL.
Final placement: BRONZE MEDAL
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As the #4 seed, Mariel had a bye into the round of 16. Mariel won her first bout against Madoka Hisagae of Japan, 15-13. In the round of 8, she defeated Elena Jemayeva 15-11. In the semifinals, she defeated Catalina Gheorghitoaia of Romania, 15-10. In the final bout, Mariel defeated Xue Tan of China, 15-9 to win the GOLD MEDAL.
Final placement: GOLD MEDAL
Medalists |
| Men's Épée Team
(Paul Soter - coach, Cody Mattern, Soren Thompson, Seth Kelsey, Jan Viviani - Alternate)
The team competition will be held on Sunday, August 22
The team will face France in the quarterfinals.
Medalists |
| Men's Foil Team
(Greg Chang - Alternate, Dan Kellner, Simon Gershon - coach, Jed Dupree, Jon Tiomkin)
The team competition will be held on Saturday, August 21
The team will face Germany in the quarterfinals.
Medalists |
| Men's Sabre Team
(Jason Rogers, Tim Morehouse - Alternate, Yuri Gelman - coach, Keeth Smart, Ivan Lee)
The team upset #3 seed Hungary in the quarterfinals, 45-43. In the semifinals, Team USA faced #2 seed France, and came within 1 touch of advancing to the gold medal bout, but were defeated by France, 45-44. In the bronze medal match, against #1 seed Russia, Team USA lost a close match, 45-44.
Final placement: 4th, the highest American finish in Men's Team Sabre since 1960!
Medalists |
Individual:
 | Marcel Fischer (SUI) |
 | Lei Wang (CHN) |
 | Pavel Kolobkov (RUS) |
| 7 | Soren Thompson (USA) |
| 19 | Seth Kelsey (USA) |
| 22 | Cody Mattern (USA) |
Team:
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Individual:
| Timea Nagy (HUN) |
| Laura Flessel-Colovic (FRA) |
| Maureen Nisima (FRA) |
| 25 | Kamara James (USA) |
Team:
| RUSSIA
Karina Aznavourian, Oxana Ermakova, Tatiana Logounova |
| GERMANY
Claudia Bokel, Imke Duplitzer, Britta Heidemann |
| FRANCE
Laura Flessel-Colovic, Hajnalka Kiraly Picot, Maureen Nisima |
| The USA did not qualify for the Women's Épée Team event at the 2004 Olympics |
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Individual:
| Brice Guyart (FRA) |
| Salvatore Sanzo (ITA) |
| Andrea Cassara (ITA) |
| 16 | Dan Kellner (USA) |
| 30 | Jon Tiomkin (USA) |
| 33 | Jed Dupree (USA) |
Team:
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Individual:
| Valentina Vezzali (ITA) |
| Giovanna Trillini (ITA) |
| Sylwia Gruchala (POL) |
| 17 | Erinn Smart (USA) |
Team:
There is no Women's Foil Team event at the 2004 Olympics
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Individual:
| Aldo Montano (ITA) |
| Zsolt Nemcsik (HUN) |
| Vladislav Tretiak (UKR) |
| 12 | Ivan Lee (USA) |
| 15 | Keeth Smart (USA) |
| 25 | Jason Rogers (USA) |
Team:
| FRANCE
Julien Pillet, Damien Touya, Gael Touya |
| ITALY
Aldo Montano, Gianpiero Pastore, Luigi Tarantino |
| RUSSIA
Serguei Charikov, Stanislav Pozdniakov, Alexey Yakimenko |
| 4 | UNITED STATES
Ivan Lee, Jason Rogers, Keeth Smart, Tim Morehouse - alternate |
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Individual:
| Mariel Zagunis (USA) |
| Xue Tan (CHN) |
| Sada Jacobson (USA) |
| 12 | Emily Jacobson (USA) |
Team:
There is no Women's Sabre Team event at the 2004 Olympics
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