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Fencing: Americans take silver in men's team sabre

5:18 AM, August 17, 2008

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For only the second time in Olympic history, the U.S. has won a medal in men's team sabre, as the Americans reached the final Sunday against France.

James Williams of Sacramento, Keeth Smart of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Tim Morehouse of Bronx, N.Y., advanced farther than any U.S. men's team when it ended up with the silver after France took a 45-37 decision in the championship round. The only other U.S. team to medal captured bronze in the 1948 London Games.

Smart, who has endured the death of both parents and survived a rare blood disorder since he appeared in the Athens Games in 2004, scored the final touch in a come-from-behind, 45-44 victory against Russia in the semifinals to advance the U.S. into the gold medal round.

But France's Julien Pillet, Boris Sanson and Nicolas Lopez opened an early 5-1 lead in the final round and staved off continual attempts by the Americans to rally to claim the gold medal.

-- Dan Loumena

Photo: Keeth Smart is congratulated by his sister, U.S. fencer Erinn Smart, after he scored the winning point to lead the U.S. to a 45-44 victory over Russia in the semifinals of the men's team sabre competition on Sunday in Beijing. Credit: Lynne Sladky / Associated Press

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Please correct this story to include Jason Rogers of Los Angeles. Williams was the team's alternate.

A remarkable achievement, and the guys deserve all our applause. The semifinal bout against the Russians was a real nail-biter, and the last two touches by Smart against Podzniakov were outstanding.

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Bejing Olympics 2008
Medal Count
 
CountryGold MedalsSilver MedalsBronze MedalsTotal
 
1. United States363836110
 
2. China512128100
 
3. Russia23212872
 
4. Great Britain19131547
 
5. Australia14151746
 
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