Team USA’s Men’s Foil Fencers Aim To Parry Their Way To Gold: “Together, We Are Unstoppable”
All told the foursome each owns at least one Olympic medal, plus a combined 25 world championships medals.
Athlete Bio#
Height
6'6"
Age
38
Hometown
New York, NY
Quick Facts
- Son of Idalmis Ferrer and Francisco Ramirez
- Speaks Spanish
- Came to the U.S. in 2007
- Started coaching in 2008 and has experience with all levels of athletes
- Took home bronze at the 2016 Stockholm Satellite Tournament (individual)
- Second favorite sport is basketball
- Fell in love with cooking when he was 15 years old
Career Highlights
- 2016 Stockholm Satellite Tournament, Bronze (individual)
- 2015 Pan American Championships, 12th (individual)
- 2013 Division 1 Men's Epee National Championships, 3rd (individual)
- 2013 November North American Cup, 1st (individual)
- 2012 Division 1 Men's Epee National Championships, 2nd (individual)
- 2012 January North American Cup, 2nd (individual)
Olympic Experience
- 1-time Olympian
- Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, 9th (Team Epee - Men), 30th (Individual Epee - Men)
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2022 – 17th (Team Epee - Men), 55th (Individual Epee - Men)
- Years of participation: Individual Epee - Men 2015, 2022; Team Epee - Men 2015, 2022
- Top finish: 17th – 2015 (Team Epee - Men), 2022 (Team Epee - Men)
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