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Quote by Mariel Zagunis

“Luckily, I'm setting records without even thinking about it, without having the pressure of having to do as well as the person who came before me. It's more like, "Yeah, I'm doing my thing and what happens, happens," and fortunately those have been some pretty amazing results.”

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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