Kiefer, 30, from Lexington, K.Y., took gold in foil for a second Olympics in a row after defeating Scruggs 15-6, becoming the first American woman to earn two Olympic gold medals in individual foil.
Scruggs, a 21-year-old Harvard student from Queens, N.Y., won silver in her Olympic debut, becoming the first Black fencer to win an Olympic medal for the U.S. in an individual women's event.
Kiefer expressed her gratitude to her supporters, saying, 'Thank you to all my loved ones who are cheering stateside, all my loved ones who are here, this is for you.'
Gerek Meinhardt, Kiefer's husband and fellow fencer, expressed his pride, stating, 'Words can't express how proud I am of her... I knew she could do it.'
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