Francisco Limardo

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
Personal information
Full nameFrancisco Alberto Limardo Gascón
Born (1987-03-27) 27 March 1987
Ciudad Bolívar, Bolívar, Venezuela
NationalityVenezuelan
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
SportFencing
Weaponépée
Handright-handed
National coachRupert Gascon
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Men’s épée
Representing  Venezuela
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2023 MilanTeam
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima Team
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Veracruz Individual
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 San Jose Individual
Silver medal – second place 2015 Santiago Team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 SantiagoIndividual

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
  1. "Francisco Limardo". 25 December 2012. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  2. "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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