France carried away another gold today from the Women’s Epee team competition at the 2007 World Fencing Championships in St. Petersburg, Russia.
France won the Women’s Epee team competition, crushing the home town Russian team 45-37 in the gold medal bout. Germany earned bronze with a 42-40 win over Estonia.
The U.S. women’s epee team of Lacey Burt (22, Beaverton, Ore.), Courtney
Hurley (17, San Antonio, Texas), Kelley Hurley (19, San Antonio, Texas) and
Maya Lawrence (27, Teaneck, N.J.) earned ninth place.
The U.S. women defeated South Africa 45-17 in their first match up, in the
round of 32. They lost their next match 45-26 to Hungary.
In placement rounds, the U.S. women earned great experience by defeated their remaining opponents: Korea 45-32, Switzerland 45-34, and Romania by the heart-stopping score of 28-27.
Top 8 Matchups – 2007 Women’s Team Epee World Championship
| 1 | CHINE | CHN | |||
| RUSSIE | |||||
| 8 | RUSSIE | RUS | 30/19 | ||
| RUSSIE | |||||
| 5 | ALLEMAGNE | GER | 30/29 | ||
| ALLEMAGNE | |||||
| 4 | HONGRIE | HUN | 24/23 | ||
| FRANCE | |||||
| 3 | ESTONIE | EST | 45/37 | ||
| ESTONIE | |||||
| 6 | ITALIE | ITA | 28/27 | ||
| FRANCE | |||||
| 7 | POLOGNE | POL | 28/24 | ||
| FRANCE | |||||
| 2 | FRANCE | FRA | 45/29 |
Bronze Medal Match
| 1 | ALLEMAGNE | GER | |
| ALLEMAGNE | |||
| 2 | ESTONIE | EST | 42/40 |
Final Placement
| Place | Country | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRANCE | FRA |
| 2 | RUSSIA | RUS |
| 3 | GERMANY | GER |
| 4 | ESTONIA | EST |
| 5 | HUNGARY | HUN |
| 6 | ITALY | ITA |
| 7 | CHINA | CHN |
| 8 | POLAND | POL |
| 9 | U.S.A. | USA |
| 10 | ROMANIA | ROU |
| 11 | CANADA | CAN |
| 12 | SWITZERLAND | SUI |
| 13 | KOREA | KOR |
| 14 | JAPAN | JPN |
| 15 | UKRAINE | UKR |
| 16 | AUSTRIA | AUT |
| 17 | SWEDEN | SWE |
| 18 | HONG KONG | HKG |
| 19 | CZECH REPUBLIC | CZE |
| 20 | SOUTH AFRICA | RSA |
| 21 | FINLAND | FIN |
| 22 | KAZAKHSTAN | KAZ |
| 23 | KIRGHIZISTAN | KGZ |
| 24 | DENMARK | DEN |