The fight ended with a score of 15:14 in favor of the 27-year-old American.

For Deriglazova, this is the second Olympic silver in her career.

She won the first at the 2012 London Olympics in team competition.

At the 2016 Games, she became the champion in the individual tournament.

Earlier it was reported that Larisa Korobeinikova won bronze at the Olympic Games in Tokyo in foil fencing.