Contact: Tammy Lane • First Posted: Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Foil fencer Axel Kiefer, a freshman at Paul Laurence Dunbar High, won gold in Halle, Germany, while competing for only the second time at a Cadet European Cup.

Axel went 12-0 in both rounds of pool play to earn the third seed at the table of 128. He defeated Hungary's Daniel Dosa 15-11 in the semifinals and Poland's Bartosz Cegielski 15-8 in the Nov. 27 finals.

The cadet division is for athletes under age 17.

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Axel's older sisters, Lee and Alexandra, are also world-class fencing champions.