Posted at 8:39 a.m., Sunday, October 7, 2007
Fencing: France, Poland take gold at world event
Associated Press
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — France won its third straight men's team epee title and Poland took gold in the women's team foil at the World Fencing Championships on Sunday.In the men's final, Eric Boisse, Fabrice Jeannet, Jerome Jeannet and Ulrich Robeiri defeated Italy 45-38.
Hungary settled for the bronze medal with a 45-40 victory over Spain.
In the women's team foil, Sylwia Gruchala, Katarzyna Kryczalo, Magda Mroczkiewicz and Malgorzata Wojtkowiak beat Russia on a 26-25 sudden-death victory.
Japan took the bronze medal, beating Hungary 33-31.
