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CERVANTES Diego

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Rank50
Pts31.625
Age23
HandR

Personal Information

Occupation Athlete, Student

Languages English, Spanish

Higher education Economics - Ohio State University: Columbus, OH, USA

License number 11022001001

Club

Sport Specific Information

When and where did you begin this sport? He first tried the sport at age six.

Why this sport? He was inspired to start attending fencing lessons after watching the Star Wars movies. "I thought, 'Hey, fencing is kind of like that, so I'll try it'." As he was so young he had to wait until he was age six to start practising the sport.

Club / Team Ohio State University: Columbus, OH, USA

Name of coach Donald Anthony Jr. [club], USA; Elvis Gregory Gil [club]

General Interest

Memorable sporting achievement Competing at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 01 Aug 2021)

Sporting philosophy / motto "Fencing is like chess, but with movement and speed and reflexes. You have to set things up, to get your opponent to do the things you want him to do." (eu.dispatch.com, 11 Feb 2021)

Ambitions To win a gold medal at the Olympic Games. (marca.com, 02 May 2021)

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