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Silvio Fernández (fencer born 1979)

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Venezuelan fencer
Silvio Fernández
Fernández at the Masters épée 2012
Personal information
Born (1979-01-09) 9 January 1979 (age 45)
Caracas, Venezuela
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Weaponépée
Handright-handed
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Men's Fencing
Representing  Venezuela
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team épée
Silver medal – second place 2011 Guadalajara Team épée
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Épée
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Guadalajara Épée
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Mayagüez Épée
Gold medal – first place 2010 Mayagüez Team épée
Silver medal – second place 2006 Cartagena Épée
Silver medal – second place 2006 Cartagena Team épée
Silver medal – second place 2014 Veracruz Épée
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fernández and the second or maternal family name is Briceño.

Silvio Fernández Briceño (born January 9, 1979, in Caracas, Distrito Capital) is a Venezuelan épée fencer. He has competed in three Olympiads (2004, 2008 and 2012) and four FIE world championships (2003, 2005, 2006, 2007). Fernández has been ranked as high as third in the world on the FIE points list.

He finished 2nd at the 2008 Challenge Bernadotte in Stockholm.

In June 2013, he earned the gold medal in the Pan American Fencing Championships in Cartagena after defeating his fellow countryman Rubén Limardo.

References

  1. "Silvio Fernández Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-06-10.


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