Daryl Homer lost his final bout at the Rio Olympics on Wednesday, but the American fencer's silver medal stood as a historic achievement even in defeat.
Outclassed by defending individual sabre gold medalist Aron Szilagyi of Hungary by a score of 15-8, Homer could rightly celebrate even making it that far to achieve a rare feat for the U.S.
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Men's individual sabre has been contested in every modern Olympics, dating back to 1896, and Homer's was only the third medal of any kind claimed in the event by an American.