Daniel Gómez Tanamachi (born 6 May 1990 in
Mexico City
Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley o ...
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The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
he competed in the Men's foil, but was defeated in the second round. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...
but was again knocked out in the second round.
Daniel Gómez is the current Central American and Caribbean Games champion. He is the only Mexican male fencer in history to win two games in a row as well. (Mayagüez 2010
The 21st Central American and Caribbean Games (Spanish: ''XXI Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe, Mayagüez 2010'') took place in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, from 18 July 2010 to 1 August 2010.
Bid
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, Veracruz 2014)
Daniel Gómez also won two medals in the Pan American Games in Toronto 2015. He won 3rd place in the Men's Individual Foil Event and 3rd place in the Men's Foil Team Event.
See also
*List of Pennsylvania State University Olympians
The List of Pennsylvania State University Olympians is a list of former or current Penn State students (129) and coaches/faculty members (12) that have made an appearance as athletes or medaled at the Olympic Games, plus one athlete for the boycott ...
References
1990 births
Living people
Mexican male foil fencers
Olympic fencers for Mexico
Fencers from Mexico City
Fencers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Fencers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Fencers at the 2011 Pan American Games
Fencers at the 2015 Pan American Games
Pan American Games medalists in fencing
Pan American Games bronze medalists for Mexico
Mexican expatriates in the United States
Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games
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