USA Today · Aug 6, 2016
Hungary's Szasz wins gold in women's epee
(Photo: The Associated Press)RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — In a day of fencing upsets, Hungary's Emese Szasz rallied to win the gold medal in women's epee Saturday at the Carioca Arena 3.
Szasz, ranked seventh in the world, stunned two-time world champion Rossella Fiamingo of Italy 15-13 after trailing by as many as four points.
China's Yiwen Sun won bronze, beating Lauren Rembi of France 15-13 on a stab with 37 seconds to go.
Szasz's win capped an opening day marked by big suprises. Top-ranked Anqi Xu of China, third-ranked Tatiana Logunova of Russia and all three U.S. fencers were eliminated in the round of 32.
Second-ranked Sarra Besbes of Tunisia was knocked out in the quarterfinals.