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Road to Athens: Zagunis makes 3 for US Women’s Sabre!

{mosimage}“This was the best weekend of my life!”


US Women’s Sabre fencer Mariel Zagunis now has her ticket punched for Athens!  Zagunis capped off a strong World Cup win with the announcement by the US Fencing Association that she had been awarded a bid to compete in the Athens Olympic Games.



At the Coupe du Monde in Tauberbischofsheim, Germany this weekend, Zagunis defeated world #5 Anne-Lise Touya of France 15-13.  All 3 US Olympic fencers placed in the top 20.


Zagunis is now ranked #6 in the world in Women’s Sabre; all 3 US fencers are in the top 10.  (Sada Jacobson: 1st, Emily Jacobson: 8th).


Fencing.Net originally reported that there was some speculation that Mariel Zagunis could qualify for the Olympics if one of the African nations chose not to send an athlete.  The Nigerian National Olympic Committee (NOC) refused the spot earned for their originally qualified athlete (ESIMAJE of NGR).  Tunisian athlete Sondès Smandi may receive a bid from her NOC (National Olympic Committee.)


Upon returning home from Germany, Mariel Zagunis heard the news from Coach Ed Korfanty’s wife.  “This was the best weekend of my life!” said Zagunis when reached for comment.


Zagunis will now be the 3rd US Women’s Sabre fencer at the Athens Olympic Games, giving the US a much better chance at a medal.  The United States and France are the only countries with 3 athletes qualified in Women’s Sabre.


Results from the Tauberbischofsheim World Cup


Quarter finals: 
Svetlana Kormilitsyna (Russia) def. Orsolya Nagy (Hungary) 15-14
Anne Lise Touya (France) def. Cecile Argiolas (France) 15: 13
Gioia Marzocca (Italy) def. Natalia Makeeva (Russia) 15-14
Mariel Zagunis (USA) def. Sophia Velikaia (Russia) 15: 14


Semi-finals:
Anne Lise Touya def. Svetlana Kormilitsyna 15-10
Mariel Zagunis def. Gioia Marzocca 15-14


Finals:
Mariel Zagunis def. Anne Lise Touya  15-13


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Pl Last Name First Name Nation
1 ZAGUNIS Mariel USA
2 TOUYA Anne-Lise FRA
3 KORMILITSYNA Svetlana RUS
3 MARZOCCA Gioia ITA
5 ARGIOLAS Cecile FRA
6 VELIKAIA Sophia RUS
7 NAGY Orsolya HUN
8 MAKEEVA Natalia RUS
9 JACOBSON Sada USA
10 SOCHA Aleksandra POL
11 PERRUS Leonore FRA
12 KÖNIG Susanne GER
13 JEMAYEVA Elena AZE
14 GHEORGHITOAIA Catalina ROM
15 FEDORKINA Ekatarina RUS
16 BAZHENOVA Irina RUS
17 NETCHAEVA Elena RUS
18 TAN Xue CHN
19 JACOBSON Emily USA
20 BENAD Sandra GER
21 JOZWIAK Bogna POL
22 EL GUINDOU Maha FRA
23 KLEMM Sibylle GER
24 MAIER Diana GER
25 BYRNE Siobhan IRL
26 ZHANG Ying CHN
27 JOUKOVA Margarita RUS
28 BIANCO Ilaria ITA
29 WIECKOWSKA Irena POL
30 PRESSMAR Julia GER
31 BUJDOSO Alexandra HUN
32 BIESINGER Tamara GER
33 HÄNTZSCH Doreen GER
34 COSAR Martha GER
35 THIELTGES Sabine GER
36 WESOLOWSKA Anna POL
37 SAUER Eve GER
38 CARRIER Magali FRA
39 SCHAUB Anke GER
40 VIGNAUX Pascale FRA
41 LEE Shin Mi KOR
42 BENITEZ Alejandra VEN
43 BERENGIER Julie FRA
44 KUBISSA Stefanie GER
45 HISAGAE Madoka JPN
46 BLOCK Reija GER
47 NAKAMURA Haruko JPN
48 VERGNE Carole FRA
49 KOSCIUCHA Monika POL
50 JANZ Nicolett GER
51 POUTEIL-NOBLE Eve FRA
52 JEANNY Aurelie FRA
53 HIRZMANN Davina GER
54 BERTHIER Anne-Laure FRA
55 KARPINSKA Katarzyna POL
56 POTSCHKA Susanne GER
57 BUDNA Karolina POL
58 GOTTHARDT Mirjam GER
59 FUTADA Noriko JPN
60 DORON Julie FRA
61 GUTERMUTH Martina GER
62 WOSCHEK Janina GER
63 HERMANN Wiebke GER
64 JAJESNIAK Monika POL
65 ZERFASS Amelie GER
66 SUGIYAMA Fumino JPN
67 MICHALKE Friederike GER
68 GEBERT Marline GER
69 TSCHOMAKOV Margarita GER
70 KLÖHN Gunilla GER
70 GROE Manuela GER
72 VAN VUURE Bonnie NED
72 MUNZ Lisa GER
74 BROER VAN DIJK Laurien NED
75 MUNZ Eva GER

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1 JACOBSON Sada USA
JACOBSON Sada
64 JAJESNIAK Monika POL 15/5
JACOBSON Sada
33 SCHAUB Anke GER 15/7
BIANCO Ilaria
32 BIANCO Ilaria ITA 15/6
NAGY Orsolya
17 NAGY Orsolya HUN 15/14
NAGY Orsolya
48 VERGNE Carole FRA 15/9
NAGY Orsolya
49 KOSCIUCHA Monika POL 15/14
JOZWIAK Bogna
16 JOZWIAK Bogna POL 15/10
9 KÖNIG Susanne GER
KÖNIG Susanne
56 POTSCHKA Susanne GER 15/8
KÖNIG Susanne
41 BERENGIER Julie FRA 15/13
BYRNE Siobhan
24 BYRNE Siobhan IRL 15/13
KORMILITSYNA Svetlana
25 KORMILITSYNA Svetlana RUS 15/9
KORMILITSYNA Svetlana
40 BENITEZ Alejandra VEN 15/11
KORMILITSYNA Svetlana
57 BUDNA Karolina POL 15/9
JACOBSON Emily
8 JACOBSON Emily USA 15/14
5 TOUYA Anne-Lise FRA
TOUYA Anne-Lise
60 DORON Julie FRA 15/7
TOUYA Anne-Lise
37 WIECKOWSKA Irena POL 15/11
WIECKOWSKA Irena
28 WESOLOWSKA Anna POL 15/8
TOUYA Anne-Lise
21 KLEMM Sibylle GER 15/7
KLEMM Sibylle
44 HISAGAE Madoka JPN 15/14
JEMAYEVA Elena
53 HIRZMANN Davina GER 15/7
JEMAYEVA Elena
12 JEMAYEVA Elena AZE 15/7
13 ARGIOLAS Cecile FRA
ARGIOLAS Cecile
52 JEANNY Aurelie FRA 15/7
ARGIOLAS Cecile
45 BIESINGER Tamara GER 15/6
BIESINGER Tamara
20 HÄNTZSCH Doreen GER 15/13
ARGIOLAS Cecile
29 JOUKOVA Margarita RUS 15/11
JOUKOVA Margarita
36 VIGNAUX Pascale FRA 15/7
SOCHA Aleksandra
61 GUTERMUTH Martina GER 15/12
SOCHA Aleksandra
4 SOCHA Aleksandra POL 15/12
3 TAN Xue CHN
TAN Xue
62 WOSCHEK Janina GER 15/5
MAKEEVA Natalia
35 MAKEEVA Natalia RUS 15/11
MAKEEVA Natalia
30 SAUER Eve GER 15/8
MAKEEVA Natalia
19 FEDORKINA Ekatarina RUS 15/11
FEDORKINA Ekatarina
46 BLOCK Reija GER 15/6
FEDORKINA Ekatarina
51 POUTEIL-NOBLE Eve FRA 15/6
BENAD Sandra
14 BENAD Sandra GER 15/7
11 GHEORGHITOAIA Catalina ROM
GHEORGHITOAIA Catalina
54 BERTHIER Anne-Laure FRA 15/8
GHEORGHITOAIA Catalina
43 KUBISSA Stefanie GER 15/12
MAIER Diana
22 MAIER Diana GER 15/11
MARZOCCA Gioia
27 THIELTGES Sabine GER 15/6
PRESSMAR Julia
38 PRESSMAR Julia GER 15/7
MARZOCCA Gioia
59 FUTADA Noriko JPN 15/1
MARZOCCA Gioia
6 MARZOCCA Gioia ITA 15/6
7 PERRUS Leonore FRA
PERRUS Leonore
58 GOTTHARDT Mirjam GER 15/5
PERRUS Leonore
39 LEE Shin Mi KOR 15/9
ZHANG Ying
26 ZHANG Ying CHN 15/11
ZAGUNIS Mariel
23 COSAR Martha GER 15/9
BUJDOSO Alexandra
42 BUJDOSO Alexandra HUN 15/12
ZAGUNIS Mariel
55 KARPINSKA Katarzyna POL 15/7
ZAGUNIS Mariel
10 ZAGUNIS Mariel USA 15/9
15 VELIKAIA Sophia RUS
VELIKAIA Sophia
50 JANZ Nicolett GER 15/4
VELIKAIA Sophia
47 NAKAMURA Haruko JPN 15/7
EL GUINDOU Maha
18 EL GUINDOU Maha FRA 15/8
VELIKAIA Sophia
31 CARRIER Magali FRA 15/9
BAZHENOVA Irina
34 BAZHENOVA Irina RUS 15/8
BAZHENOVA Irina
63 HERMANN Wiebke GER 15/11
NETCHAEVA Elena
2 NETCHAEVA Elena RUS 15/8

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