DI TELLA Pascual Maria

Personal Information

Residence Brooklyn, NY, USA

Occupation Athlete, Music Industry

Languages English, French, Spanish

Higher education Philosophy, Political Science - Duke University: Durham, NC, USA

License number 16091995003

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Sport Specific Information

When and where did you begin this sport? He began fencing at age 14.

Why this sport? His father, a former international fencer for Argentina, introduced him to the sport. "It is not easy to practise a sport that your parents and family did well. You feel a little pressure. When I was a kid I struggled with that. I played basketball instead up until I was 14. What I liked the most [about fencing] was the independence that it gives you. I struggled to compete as a member of a team. In basketball, the coach may not call you up for the next game. In fencing, if you qualify you go and compete."

Name of coach Lucas Salcedo [personal]

Handedness Right

General Interest

Nicknames Pascu (Instagram profile, 27 May 2018)

Hobbies Playing basketball, making music. (clarin.com, 16 Nov 2019)

Sporting philosophy / motto "You can achieve many things if you have passion and responsibility." (argentina.gob.ar, 27 Mar 2024)

Famous relatives His grandfather Guido di Tella served as Minister of Foreign Affairs in Argentina between 1991 and 1999. His father Rafael Matias Di Tella Ruvira represented Argentina in fencing at the Olympic Games in 1988 and 1992, while his older sister Isabel competed in the sport at eight editions of the world championships between 2011 and 2023. His mother Astrid Steverlynck represented Argentina in alpine skiing at the Olympic Winter Games in 1988 and 1992, as well as his aunt Francisca Steverlynck who competed at the 1994 Games and his grandmother Maria Schweizer who competed at the 1960 and 1964 Games. (SportsDeskOnline, 07 May 2024; clarin.com, 16 Nov 2019, 07 Oct 2017; goduke.com, 2017; lanacion.com.au, 16 Sep 2013; Deportv YouTube channel, 26 Mar 2024)

Ambitions To compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (Instagram profile, 27 Mar 2024)

Other information EARLY DAYS
Raised in the United States of America, he moved to Argentina at age eight. He later returned to the United States of America, where he studied at Duke University. (clarin.com, 16 Nov 2019)

MUSIC
He is a music enthusiast and has played in several bands. He plans to launch a solo project named 'Ex Reii' after competing at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (Deportv YouTube channel, 26 Mar 2024)