Rafael Suárez

Rafael Suárez (born 23 March 1972) is a Venezuelan Olympian fencer and USA International Team fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1996 Summer Olympics[1] and individual at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[2][3] He is a former United States Fencing Association Athlete Representative of Men's Foil [4] and member of the Scholastic/Collegiate Task Force Committee.[5] He hold the Athlete Representative position from 2010 until 2016. Suárez is the current Chairman of the Gold Coast Florida Division of the US Fencing.

For persons of a similar name, see Rafael Suárez (disambiguation).

Rafael Suárez
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1972-03-23) 23 March 1972
Caracas
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight170 lb (77 kg)
Sport
CountryUSA
SportFencing
ClubMasters Fencing Club
Coached byOrlando Suárez
Now coachingHead Coach Masters Fencing Club
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals1996, 2000
Medal record
Men’s Fencing
Representing  United States
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Zadar Individual Vets Foil
World Cups
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Margarita Individual Foil
Representing  Venezuela
World Cups
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Valencia Team Senior Foil
Gold medal – first place 1989 Hamburg Individual Junior Foil
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Lisboa Individual Cadet Foil
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Winnipeg Individual Foil
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Mar de Plata Individual Foil
Central American and Caribbean Games
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Maracaibo Team Foil
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Ponce Individual Foil
Silver medal – second place 1993 Ponce Team Foil
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Mexico Individual Foil
Silver medal – second place 1990 Mexico Team Foil
Central American and Caribbean Championships
Gold medal – first place 1992 Cali Individual Foil
Gold medal – first place 1992 Cali Team Foil
Gold medal – first place 1991 Barquisimeto Individual Foil
Gold medal – first place 1991 Barquisimeto Team Foil
Sur American Championships
Gold medal – first place 1990 São Paulo Individual Junior Foil
Gold medal – first place 1990 São Paulo Team Foil
Gold medal – first place 1989 Porto Alegre Individual Junior Foil
Gold medal – first place 1989 Porto Alegre Team Foil
Gold medal – first place 1989 Porto Alegre Individual Cadet Foil
Silver medal – second place 1988 Buenos Aires Individual Cadet Foil
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Caracas Individual Cadet Foil

In June 2010 Suárez competed in the World Cup for the US Team winning a bronze medal in the individual event.[6]

References
  1. "Sunshine State Games". Miami Herald, 28 June 2014
  2. "Rafael Suárez Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  3. "Rafael Suárez Fencing". mastersfencingclub.com. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  4. "Rafael Suárez Athlete Representative". usfencing.org/. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  5. "Rafael Suárez Committee". usfencing.org/. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  6. "A Look Back at the 2010 Sunshine State Games". Florida Sports. 2010.
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