Photo: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via GettyGerek Meinhardt andLee Kieferwon’t be coming home from Tokyo empty handed.Team USA’s men’s foil fencing team — consisting of Meinhardt, Alex Massialas, Race Imboden, and Nick Itkin — picked up their second consecutive bronze medal at theTokyo Summer Olympicson Sunday.Although the team’s loss to the Russian Olympic Committee ended their chances at winning gold, they triumphed over Japan, winning 45-31.Meinhardt, who was part of the 2016 Olympic team, celebrated the victory a week after his wife walked away with a medal of her own, winning Team USA’sfirst gold for individual foil.“So proud!! Kiefer, 27,wroteon Instagram alongside some celebratory shots with Meinhardt on Sunday.“My man fenced beautifully,” she added on her Instagram Story.Meinhardt — who, like his wife, is also amedical studentat the University of Kentucky — gave Kiefer a big congratulations following her historic win.Elsa/Getty"My wife just made my #Olympics dream complete,” the four-time Olympian, 31, wrote on Twitter last week.“Words can’t describe how bad she wanted this, how hard she worked, or how proud of her I am,” he added. “Thank you ALL for the incredible words of support. We felt each one of them. @TeamUSA @USAFencing HISTORY!!!“Earlier this week, Kiefer and the rest of the women’s foil team also found themselves competing for bronze, ultimately falling to Italy.“We lived like a family for five months and of course we wanted that medal,” shetold reportersafterwards. “We’ve had such a fulfilling, beautiful journey that none of us knew was possible. We’ve taken our fencing to places that I think are incredible. I am filled with pride for my teammates. It hurts right now but we left it all out there. We have no regrets whatsoever.“To learn more about Team USA, visitTeamUSA.org. Watch the Tokyo Olympics now on NBC.
Photo: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty
Gerek Meinhardt andLee Kieferwon’t be coming home from Tokyo empty handed.Team USA’s men’s foil fencing team — consisting of Meinhardt, Alex Massialas, Race Imboden, and Nick Itkin — picked up their second consecutive bronze medal at theTokyo Summer Olympicson Sunday.Although the team’s loss to the Russian Olympic Committee ended their chances at winning gold, they triumphed over Japan, winning 45-31.Meinhardt, who was part of the 2016 Olympic team, celebrated the victory a week after his wife walked away with a medal of her own, winning Team USA’sfirst gold for individual foil.“So proud!! Kiefer, 27,wroteon Instagram alongside some celebratory shots with Meinhardt on Sunday.“My man fenced beautifully,” she added on her Instagram Story.Meinhardt — who, like his wife, is also amedical studentat the University of Kentucky — gave Kiefer a big congratulations following her historic win.Elsa/Getty"My wife just made my #Olympics dream complete,” the four-time Olympian, 31, wrote on Twitter last week.“Words can’t describe how bad she wanted this, how hard she worked, or how proud of her I am,” he added. “Thank you ALL for the incredible words of support. We felt each one of them. @TeamUSA @USAFencing HISTORY!!!“Earlier this week, Kiefer and the rest of the women’s foil team also found themselves competing for bronze, ultimately falling to Italy.“We lived like a family for five months and of course we wanted that medal,” shetold reportersafterwards. “We’ve had such a fulfilling, beautiful journey that none of us knew was possible. We’ve taken our fencing to places that I think are incredible. I am filled with pride for my teammates. It hurts right now but we left it all out there. We have no regrets whatsoever.“To learn more about Team USA, visitTeamUSA.org. Watch the Tokyo Olympics now on NBC.
Gerek Meinhardt andLee Kieferwon’t be coming home from Tokyo empty handed.
Team USA’s men’s foil fencing team — consisting of Meinhardt, Alex Massialas, Race Imboden, and Nick Itkin — picked up their second consecutive bronze medal at theTokyo Summer Olympicson Sunday.
Although the team’s loss to the Russian Olympic Committee ended their chances at winning gold, they triumphed over Japan, winning 45-31.
Meinhardt, who was part of the 2016 Olympic team, celebrated the victory a week after his wife walked away with a medal of her own, winning Team USA’sfirst gold for individual foil.
“So proud!! Kiefer, 27,wroteon Instagram alongside some celebratory shots with Meinhardt on Sunday.
“My man fenced beautifully,” she added on her Instagram Story.
Meinhardt — who, like his wife, is also amedical studentat the University of Kentucky — gave Kiefer a big congratulations following her historic win.
Elsa/Getty
“My wife just made my #Olympics dream complete,” the four-time Olympian, 31, wrote on Twitter last week.“Words can’t describe how bad she wanted this, how hard she worked, or how proud of her I am,” he added. “Thank you ALL for the incredible words of support. We felt each one of them. @TeamUSA @USAFencing HISTORY!!!”
Earlier this week, Kiefer and the rest of the women’s foil team also found themselves competing for bronze, ultimately falling to Italy.
“We lived like a family for five months and of course we wanted that medal,” shetold reportersafterwards. “We’ve had such a fulfilling, beautiful journey that none of us knew was possible. We’ve taken our fencing to places that I think are incredible. I am filled with pride for my teammates. It hurts right now but we left it all out there. We have no regrets whatsoever.”
To learn more about Team USA, visitTeamUSA.org. Watch the Tokyo Olympics now on NBC.
source: people.com
