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Venezuela's Limardo wins the Olympic gold medal in men's individual epee

The Venezuelan fencer topped Norway's Bartosz Piasecki 15-10 in the title bout, winning the second Olympic gold medal in Venezuelan history

Limardo makes history in Venezuelan sports (Photo: AFP)
EL UNIVERSAL
Wednesday August 01, 2012  05:09 PM


Venezuelan fencer Rubén Limardo made history on Wednesday by winning the gold medal in the men's individual epee at the London 2012 Olympic Games, after beating Norwegian Batosz Piasecki 15-10.

The fencer, born in Ciudad Bolivar town, southern Bolívar state, became the second Venezuelan national to win an Olympic gold medal, after Francisco "Morochito" Rodríguez won the gold medal in boxing in Mexico 1968.

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