Women’s Fencing Epee Gold Medal Match: Yana Shemyakina Of Ukraine Wins In Overtime

Following a delay due to a bizarre scene in the women’s fencing individual epee semifinal, the gold medal match finally got underway. Yana Shemyakina of Ukraine beat Germany’s Britta Heidemann in overtime to win the event, giving her country its first gold medal and third overall.

Shemyakina led, 3-2, following the second period, but Heidemann fought back to win a high-scoring third period, 6-5, to tie the match at 8-8 going into overtime. Shemyakina scored just once in the period, but it proved to be enough to take the match and the medal.