Silvio Fernández | |
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Fernández at the Masters épée 2012
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Personal information | |
Born |
Caracas, Venezuela |
9 January 1979
Weapon(s) | épée |
Hand | right-handed |
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Weight | 80 kg (180 lb) |
FIE Ranking | current ranking |
Medal record
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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.