Lauren Scruggs (fencer)

Lauren Scruggs
Personal information
Born (2003-01-27) January 27, 2003
Fencing career
SportFencing
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 Paris Team
2024 Paris Individual
World Championships
2025 Tbilisi Team
Pan American Championships
2024 Lima Team
2025 Rio de Janeiro Team
2023 Lima Team
2023 Lima Individual
2025 Rio de Janeiro Individual
Junior World Championships
2018 Verona Team
2019 Toruń Individual
2022 Dubai Individual
2022 Dubai Team
2023 Plovdiv Team
2021 Cairo Team
2023 Plovdiv Individual
2018 Verona Individual

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.