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2003 Women's Foil World Cup Fencing
For four straight days, the New York World Cup drew thousands of spectators, all looking to catch a glimpse of the world's best women foil fencers as well as men’s and women’s sabre. The events took place at Grand Central Terminal and Columbia University. The New York World Cup is a crucial qualification step on the road to the 2004 Olympic games in Athens, Greece. The competition featured more than 300 athletes from over 30 countries. It is the only 2004 Olympic qualification event being held in the United States.
The U.S. women's sabre team took home the gold medal on the evening of Sunday, June 15th, in Grand Central Terminal's Vanderbilt Hall. The victory gave phenom Sada Jacobson her second gold of the World Cup. On Friday, Jacobson won the individual sabre competition as an electric crowd cheered her on. She is currently ranked #1 in the world.
In the women's foil competition, Polish sensation Sylwia Gruchala defeated defending World Cup champion Valentina Vezzali of Italy on her quest to win World Cup gold. The final score of the gold medal match was 15-11.
In men's sabre, Italian teammates, Aldo Montano and Luigi Tarantino, battled against each other in the finals while Domonkos Ferjancsik of Hungary, and Spain’s very own Fernando Medina tied for third. United States favorite Keeth Smart finished seventh.
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Thursday, June 12 - Sunday, June 15 |
| Where: |
Columbia University - Dodge Arena (Preliminaries) |
| Finals: |
Grand Central Terminal, Vanderbilt Hall (42nd St. entrance) |
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Friday, 5:00pm - Men's and Women's individual sabre |
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Saturday, 5:00pm - Women's individual foil, Men's team sabre |
| Who: |
300 of the world's best fencers from 30 countries. |
| Highlights: |
First ever two-weapon World Cup in New York City; both individual and team competitions; many competitors are Olympians, National and World Champions |
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Free |
| Time: |
For the daily schedule, visit www.usfa.org.
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2002 Women's Foil World Cup Fencing
122 fencers from 25 countries gathered at Manhattan's Metropolitan Pavilion, June 14-16, 2002 to compete in front of hundreds of enthralled spectators.
The best women's foil fencers in the world, including former and future Olympians, competed for three days in Manhattan at 125 W. 18th St.
The event was one of thirteen World Cups for Women's Foil that were held around the world during the season. It was a very important event to athletes from around the world who were struggling to make their World Championship squads and fighting for the best possible seeding at the World Championships in Lisbon this August.
Individual and team events in women's foil were held. The Team World Cup event was an important factor in seeding nations going into the 2002 World Championships in Lisbon.
Admission was free to the public and thousands saw U.S. athletes battle the world's best in the original extreme sport! New Yorkers Emily Cross and Erinn Smart were the two highest American finishers in the competition, in 28th and 40th, respectively.
For further information, please visit the official NYC 2012 web site at www.nyc2012.com.
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