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Lauren Scruggs (born January 27, 2003) is an American foilfencer who earned a silver medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics, making her the first black American woman to win any individual fencing medal. Scruggs competes for the Harvard Crimson team in collegiate fencing, she has also won an NCAA championship and is one of two Black fencers from the United States to have won an individual world championship.[1]
On March 17, 2024, Scruggs qualified for the Paris Games by earning bronze at the Absolute Fencing Gear FIE Grand Prix in Washington, D.C. She won the silver medal in the women's foil event, defeating Arianna Errigo and Eleanor Harvey before losing 15–6 in the final to fellow American Lee Kiefer.[12][13] This made Scruggs the first black American woman to win any individual fencing medal.[14]
