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“I love waking up every single day and going to fencing practice in the morning and just working hard and setting those big goals one after another, and achieving them, and wanting to do it again and again and again. There's no reason for me to stop.”

Quote by Mariel Zagunis

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Mariel Zagunis is an accomplished American Olympic fencer, born on March 3, 1985. She has achieved significant success in the women's foil event, particularly winning gold medals at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics. Zagunis is highly regarded in the fencing community and is the first athlete to win consecutive Olympic gold medals in women's foil. more

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