Daniel Ángel Villafañe (born July 6, 1993) is an Argentine artistic gymnast. He is a two-time Pan American Champion as well as the

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silver medalist on rings.

Early life

Villafañe was born in

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in 1993. He began training gymnastics when he was seven years old. In addition to training gymnastics full time, Villafañe also works as a teacher at

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Gymnastics career

2022–2024

Villafañe competed at the 2022 Pan American Championships where he won bronze on vault behind Caio Souza and

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. The following month he competed at the

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where he won gold on rings. Villafañe competed at the 2023 Pan American Championships where he won his first Pan American title on rings. Villafañe won a bronze medal on rings at the 2023 Szombathely World Challenge Cup. In late November Villafañe competed at the

where he won silver on rings behind Donnell Whittenburg. At the 2024 Pan American Championships Villafañe won silver on rings. Later that year he competed at the

where he won gold on rings.

2025

Villafañe began the 2025 season competing at the Varna World Challenge Cup where he won bronze on rings behind Adem Asil and Nguyễn Văn Khánh Phong. In June he competed at the 2025 Pan American Championships where he won his second Pan American title on rings. Additionally he helped Argentina win bronze in the team final.

Competitive history

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