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after losing against France in the final. He accomplished this with his teammates

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and Eduardo Sepulveda Puerto. He won the bronze medal in the

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competition at the

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, defeating Hungarian

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. Being this the first Olympic medal won by

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, and becoming the Olympic medal number 100 (99 according to the

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) in the history of Spain, regarding Winter and Summer Olympics. In 2013 he was inducted in the Hall of Fame of the

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. He won his 1st Medal at the 2000 European Championships in

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, Maderia

Record Against Selected Opponents

Includes results from all competitions 2006–present and athletes who have reached the quarterfinals at the World Championships or Olympic Games, plus those who have medaled in major team competitions. * Joaquim Videira 3-1 * Ulrich Robeiri 0-1 *

1-3 * Stefano Carozzo 2-0 * Maksym Khvorost 1-1 * Alfredo Rota 2-0 * Matteo Tagliariol 0-2 * Bas Verwijlen 1-1 * Diego Confalonieri 1-1 * Sven Järve 3-0 * Fabrice Jeannet 0-1 * Anton Avdeev 0-1 * Silvio Fernandez 1-0 * Guillermo Madrigal Sardinas 1-0 * Radosław Zawrotniak 0-1

Achievements

, team épée

References

1978 births Living people Spanish male épée fencers Fencers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic fencers for Spain Olympic bronze medalists for Spain Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Spain Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Spain Fencers at the 2001 Mediterranean Games Fencers at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Fencers at the 2013 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in fencing European Games competitors for Spain Fencers at the 2015 European Games Olympic medalists in fencing 21st-century Spanish people 20th-century Spanish people {{Spain-fencing-bio-stub