Francisco Alberto Limardo Gascón (born 27 March 1987) is a Venezuelan épée fencer.[1] He is the brother of Rubén Limardo, who won Venezuela's first gold medal from a forty-four year drought at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
| Francisco Limardo | |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Francisco Alberto Limardo Gascón |
| Born | 27 March 1987 Ciudad Bolívar, Bolívar, Venezuela |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Weapon | épée |
| Hand | right-handed |
| National coach | Rupert Gascon |
| FIE ranking | current ranking |
Medal record | |
Limardo competed as a member of the national fencing team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, along with his brother Ruben, and compatriots Wolfgang Mejías and Silvio Fernández. Limardo and his team, however, lost the fifth place match of men's team épée to the Hungarian team (led by Géza Imre), with a total score of 20 touches.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Francisco Limardo". 25 December 2012. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
- ^ "Men's Team Épée – Placement 5–6 Official". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 20 August 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
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