Photos: Italian Vezzali wins Women's Individual Foil Olympic gold

Maria Valentina Vezzali (R) and Nam Hyun-hee compete. (Photo credit: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

The Women's Fencing Individual Foil gold medal match was held at the Fencing Hall of the National Convention Center in Beijing, China, on August 11, 2008. Italian Maria Valentina Vezzali won the gold medal, while Nam Hyun-hee of the Republic of Korea won silver.

Maria Valentina Vezzali gives her mother Enrica a kiss. (Photo credit: Alexander Hassenstein/Bongarts/Getty Images)

Maria Valentina Vezzali and her coach, Andrea Magro, celebrate. (Photo credit: Alexander Hassenstein/Bongarts/Getty Images)