Lauren Scruggs (fencer)

Lauren Scruggs
Born (2003-01-27) January 27, 2003
Queens, New York, U.S.
Sport
Country United States
WeaponFoil
HandLeft-handed
ClubPeter Westbrook Foundation, Fencers Club
Head coachSean McClain
FIE ranking4 (women's foil, August 2024)
Medal record
Women's foil
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
2024 ParisTeam
2024 ParisIndividual
Pan American Championships
2024 LimaTeam
2023 LimaTeam
2023 LimaIndividual
Junior World Championships
2018 VeronaTeam
2019 ToruńIndividual
2022 DubaiIndividual
2022 DubaiTeam
2023 PlovdivTeam
2021 CairoTeam
2023 PlovdivIndividual
2018 VeronaIndividual

Lauren Scruggs (born January 27, 2003) is an American left-handed foil fencer. Scruggs won a silver medal in women's individual foil at the 2024 Summer Olympics, making her the first Black American woman to win an individual fencing medal. She also won a gold medal in women's team foil at the same Olympics, along with Lee Kiefer, Jackie Dubrovich, and Maia Weintraub. Scruggs competes for the Harvard Crimson team in collegiate fencing. She has won an NCAA championship and is one of three black fencers from the United States to have won an individual world championship.