Residence Poland
Occupation Athlete
Languages Spanish
License number 27031987001
Club
Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | ||
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World Cup | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
Cali (COLOMBIA), 2008-06-14 | |||||
Zone Championships | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | |
San José (COSTA RICA), 2014-06-02 | Santiago (CHILE), 2015-04-17 | ||||
Asunción (PARAGUAY), 2022-06-07 | |||||
- | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
Split (CROATIA), 2016-05-14 | Copenhague (DENMARK), 2014-11-08 | ||||
Split (CROATIA), 2023-10-14 |
Name of coach Benry Martinez [national]; Ruperto Gascon [national, uncle], VEN
Handedness Right
Nicknames Franek, El Gordo (Facebook profile, 31 Oct 2016; laverdad.com, 03 Nov 2013)
Most influential person in career His brother Ruben. (liderendeportes.com, 02 Aug 2012)
Sporting philosophy / motto "I like it when things get difficult, that's life." (Instagram profile, 02 Jun 2018)
Awards and honours He was named the 2014 Athlete of the Year by the state of Bolivar in Venezuela. (correodelorinoco.gob.ve, 08 Jan 2015)
Famous relatives His older brother Ruben has represented Venezuela in fencing, winning gold in individual epee at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. His younger brother Jesus has also competed in the sport at international level, claiming gold in team epee at the 2017 Pan American Championships in Montreal, QC, Canada. His uncle Ruperto Gascon has served as a national fencing coach in Venezuela. (SportsDeskOnline, 11 Jun 2018; meridiano.com.ve, 27 May 2017; liderendeportes.com, 02 Aug 2012; france24.com, 19 Feb 2022)
Other information FENCING FAMILY
Having competed at senior international level with his older brother Ruben several times, it was not until 2017 that their youngest brother Jesus joined them at World Cup level. "We have been working very hard to get among the best in the World Cup and the fact that Jesus has now joined us is a source of pride." (cactus24.com.ve, 18 Jun 2017; meridiano.com.ve, 27 May 2017)
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