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Tuesday, 20 January 2004 |
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Top-ranked Poland claimed the women's team foil crown at a World Cup fencing tournament in Jordan Monday as they overcame Italy 39-38 in sudden death.
The Polish team, consisting of Sylwia Gruchala, Magdalena Knop,Malgorzata Wojtkowiak and Anna Rybicka bettered the third-ranked Italians led by world champion Valentina Vezzali, who took fifth in the individual event.
The team foil was the last of three events at the five-day competition in which a fencer can move closer to qualifying for the Athens Olympics.
Twenty-six of the world's top 32 women fencers participated in the event, which attracted 33 worldwide.
| Place |
Country |
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Poland |
| 2 |
Italy |
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Hungary |
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Russia |
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Romania |
| 6 |
Germany |
| 7 |
Japan |
| 8 |
Egypt |
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Jordan | |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 20 January 2004 )
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