Rubén Limardo facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Ruben Limardo
Limardo at the Masters épée 2012
Personal information
Born	(1985-08-03) 3 August 1985 (age 39) Ciudad Bolívar, Bolívar, Venezuela
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Sport	Fencing
Weapon	Épée
Club	Piast Gliwice
FIE ranking	current ranking
Medal record Men’s épée Representing  Venezuela Olympic Games Gold 2012 London Épée World Championships Silver 2013 Budapest Individual Silver 2018 Wuxi Individual Bronze 2023 Milan Team Pan American Championships Gold 2009 San Salvador Individual Gold 2009 San Salvador Team Gold 2012 Cancún Team Gold 2013 Cartagena Team Gold 2015 Santiago Individual Gold 2016 Panama City Team Gold 2017 Montreal Individual Gold 2017 Montreal Team Gold 2019 Toronto Individual Silver 2008 Querétaro Individual Silver 2008 Querétaro Team Silver 2011 Reno Silver 2012 Cancún Individual Silver 2015 Santiago Team Silver 2018 Havana Individual Silver 2018 Havana Team Bronze 2011 Reno Team Bronze 2013 Cartagena Individual] Pan American Games Gold 2007 Rio de Janeiro Individual Gold 2015 Toronto Individual Gold 2015 Toronto Team Gold 2019 Lima Individual Silver 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team Silver 2011 Guadalajara Individual Silver 2011 Guadalajara Team Bronze 2019 Lima Team Central American and Caribbean Games Gold 2010 Mayagüez Team Silver 2006 CartagenaTeam {{{2}}} Silver 2010 Mayagüez Individual Bronze 2006 Cartagena Individual

Rubén Dario Limardo Gascón (born 3 August 1985) is a Venezuelan left-handed épée fencer, five-time team Pan American champion, four-time individual Pan American champion, three-time Olympian, and 2012 individual Olympic champion.

Limardo competed in the 2012 London Olympic Games, the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, and the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

His younger brother, Francisco, also competes in fencing on the international level. In 2015 he was elected to the National Assembly for the United Socialist Party of Venezuela.

Olympics

Born in Ciudad Bolívar, Limardo competed for his native country in the 2008 Olympics épée competition, placing 23rd.

Limardo competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London winning a gold medal in the individual épée event at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre on 1 August, two days before his 27th birthday. He won the gold when he defeated Norway's Bartosz Piasecki 15–10 in the men's épée final, winning Venezuela's first ever fencing medal, and Latin America's first Olympic gold medal in épée in 108 years, after Ramón Fonst won the event in 1904.

Limardo earned Venezuela's second gold medal in any Olympic Games with the first being at the 1968 Summer Olympic Games when Francisco Rodríguez won gold as a boxer in the light flyweight division.

He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the individual épée and the team épée competition. In the individual event, he was defeated by Ayman Mohamed Fayez of Egypt during the round of 32. He was the flagbearer for Venezuela during the opening ceremony.

Fencing background

Limardo began fencing at the age of seven, encouraged by an uncle who had discovered the sport in Hungary. He was originally a right-handed foil fencer before injury caused him to switch both hand and weapon.

He was awarded the Venezuelan Order of the Liberator after winning his gold medal at the London Olympic Games. President Hugo Chávez also presented him with a gold replica of Simon Bolivar's sword encrusted with precious stones.

His brother Jesús Limardo also competes in fencing competitions. He has been a member of Piast Gliwice fencing club and currently resides in Łódź, Poland.

Medal record

Olympic Games

Year	Location	Event	Position
2012	London, United Kingdom	Individual Men's Épée	1st

World Championship

Year	Location	Event	Position
2013	Budapest, Hungary	Individual Men's Épée	2nd
2018	Wuxi, China	Individual Men's Épée	2nd

Pan American Championship

Year	Location	Event	Position
2007	Montreal, Canada	Team Men's Épée	2nd
2008	Querétaro, Mexico	Individual Men's Épée	2nd
2009	San Salvador, El Salvador	Individual Men's Épée	1st
2009	San Salvador, El Salvador	Team Men's Épée	1st
2011	Reno, Nevada	Individual Men's Épée	2nd
2011	Reno, Nevada	Team Men's Épée	3rd
2012	Cancún, Mexico	Individual Men's Épée	2nd
2012	Cancún, Mexico	Team Men's Épée	1st
2013	Cartagena, Colombia	Individual Men's Épée	3rd
2013	Cartagena, Colombia	Team Men's Épée	1st
2015	Santiago, Chile	Individual Men's Épée	1st
2015	Santiago, Chile	Team Men's Épée	2nd
2016	Panama City, Panama	Team Men's Épée	1st
2017	Montreal, Canada	Individual Men's Épée	1st
2017	Montreal, Canada	Team Men's Épée	1st
2018	Havana, Cuba	Individual Men's Épée	2nd
2018	Havana, Cuba	Team Men's Épée	2nd
2019	Toronto, Canada	Individual Men's Épée	1st
2022	Asunción, Paraguay	Individual Men's Épée	1st
2022	Asunción, Paraguay	Team Men's Épée	1st

Grand Prix

Date	Location	Event	Position
2007-06-01	Montreal, Canada	Individual Men's Épée	3rd
2011-02-11	Doha, Qatar	Individual Men's Épée	3rd
2022-03-04	Budapest, Hungary	Individual Men's Épée	1st

World Cup

Date	Location	Event	Position
2006-06-23	Bogotá, Colombia	Individual Men's Épée	1st
2009-06-20	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Individual Men's Épée	1st
2010-02-27	Bern, Switzerland	Individual Men's Épée	3rd
2010-05-07	Paris, France	Individual Men's Épée	2nd
2011-03-18	Paris, France	Individual Men's Épée	3rd
2013-05-24	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Individual Men's Épée	1st
2015-02-13	Vancouver, Canada	Individual Men's Épée	3rd
2020-02-07	Vancouver, Canada	Individual Men's Épée	3rd
2021-11-19	Bern, Switzerland	Individual Men's Épée	1st

See also

In Spanish: Rubén Limardo para niños