RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Italian Daniele Garozzo stunned top-ranked American Alexander Massialas to win the gold medal Sunday in men's foil fencing.
Garozzo beat Massialas — who was seeking to become the first American man to win at the Olympics in the modern version of the sport — 15-11 to give Italy its second gold of the Rio Games.
Massialas rallied from six points down in the quarterfinals. But he gave up six straight points to Garozzo in the final as the Italian ran away with the match.
Still, Massialas is the first individual Olympic medalist the U.