Paige McPherson added another tally to the United States’ overall medal count, defeating Franka Anic of Slovenia, 8-3, in the bronze medal match for the 67 kg division of women’s taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
Team USA’s Paige McPherson Wins Taekwondo Bronze In Women’s -67kg
The two fighters were tied after the first round, with Anic scoring on one 3-point offensive kick, and McPherson scoring three 1-pointers. McPherson controlled the next two rounds, however. She outscored Anic 1-0 in the Round 2, and 4-0 in Round 3.
McPherson lost to Nur Tatar of Turkey in the semifinals to drop into the bronze medal bracket. Tatar will take on Kyung Seon Hwang of South Korea in the gold medal match at 5:15 p.m. ET.
The bronze medal was Team USA’s 94th overall medal of the Summer games.
You can find a complete medal tracker at SI.com.
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