Daniel Gómez (fencer) explained

Daniel Gómez
Birth Date:6 May 1990
Birth Place:Mexico City, Mexico
Height:1.80 m
Weight:78kg (172lb)
Weapon:Foil
Hand:right-handed
Country:Mexico
Fieranking:current ranking

Daniel Gómez Tanamachi (born 6 May 1990) is a Mexican fencer.[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed in the Men's foil,[2] but was defeated in the second round. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics but was again knocked out in the second round.[3]

Gómez won gold medals at the 2010 and Veracruz 2014, becoming the only Mexican male fencer in history to win two games in a row. He also won back-to-back silver medals in the team events.

Gómez also won two medals at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto in the individual foil and team foil events.

Gómez is of Japanese descent.[4] He began fencing at the age of 12.[5]

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  1. Web site: London2012.com . 2012-09-11 . 2013-01-28 . https://archive.today/20130128003701/www.london2012.com/athlete/gomez-daniel-1072239/ . dead .
  2. Web site: Daniel Gomez. BBC Sport. 11 September 2012.
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418054313/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/go/daniel-gomez-2.html Daniel Gómez Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
  4. News: Daniel Gómez se va con grandes enseñanzas. El Informador. 31 July 2012. 30 October 2024. es.
  5. News: Daniel Gómez no lo duda, a Río va por una medalla. Esto.com.mx. 12 July 2016. 30 October 2024. es.