Susie Scanlan (born June 4, 1990, in

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) is an American epee fencer. Scanlan was named to the U.S. Olympic team at the

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in the women's epee individual and team competitions, and won a bronze medal in the team event. Scanlan took time off from her studies at

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to train for and compete in the 2012 Olympics. Scanlan was eliminated in the individual epee round of 64 by

Olena Kryvytska Olena Serhiyivna Kryvytska ( uk, Олена Сергіївна Кривицька, translit=Olena Sehijjivna Kryvyc'ka; born 23 February 1987) is a Ukrainian fencer who has won three world championship bronze medals. She competed at the 2012 Su ...

of Ukraine by a score of 15–13. She won a bronze medal in the women's team épée alongside

Maya Lawrence Maya Lawrence (born 1980)Maya Lawrence
USA Fencing. Accessed April 17, 2012. is an American Courtney Hurley Courtney Hurley (born September 30, 1990) is an American fencer. She won a bronze medal in the women's team épée alongside Maya Lawrence, Susie Scanlan, and Kelley Hurley at the 2012 Summer Olympics. A standout at the University of Notre Da ...

, and

Kelley Hurley Kelley Hurley (born April 4, 1988) is an American épée fencer. She won the bronze medal in the women's team épée event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. A standout at the University of Notre Dame, she was a 4-time All-American. She has qualified ...

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