US fencer Lee Kiefer makes history, winning gold in women's individual foil

Kiefer, a med school student from Lexington, Kentucky, beat 2016 Olympic champion Inna Deriglazova of the Russian Olympic Committee 15-13 in the final.  She is a three-time Olympian who has been closing in on an Olympic medal over the last five years. .

Currently ranked No.

5 in the world, Kiefer finished fifth at the 2012 London Olympics.  She earned the No

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