Gu Bongil of South Korea, competes against Diego Occhiuzzi of Italy, during men's team saber fencing semifinals at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 3, 2012, in London.
Gu Bongil of South Korea, competes against Diego Occhiuzzi of Italy, during men's team saber fencing semifinals at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 3, 2012, in London. Ivan Sekretarev, Associated Press

By Associated Press

LONDON — Gu Bon-gil led South Korea to a 45-26 victory Friday over Romania in the men's team saber final at the London Olympics, earning the Asians their first gold medal at a fencing team event.

The third-ranked Gu and teammates Kim Jung-hwan, Won Woo-young and Oh Eun-seok won all but one of the nine bouts in the final.

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Italy took bronze after defeating world champion Russia 45-40.

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