José Luis Abajo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

José Luis Abajo

Spanish épée fencer

Date of Birth: 22-Jun-1978

Place of Birth: Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain

Profession: fencer

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About José Luis Abajo

  • José Luis Abajo Gómez nicknamed Pirri (born 22 June 1978) is a Spanish épée fencer. Abajo won the silver medal in the épée team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships after losing against France in the final.
  • He accomplished this with his teammates Ignacio Canto, Juan Castañeda and Eduardo Sepulveda Puerto. He won the bronze medal in the Épée competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, defeating Hungarian Gábor Boczkó.
  • Being this the first Olympic medal won by Spain in fencing, and becoming the Olympic medal number 100 (99 according to the IOC) in the history of Spain, regarding Winter and Summer Olympics. In 2013 he was inducted in the Hall of Fame of the International Fencing Federation.

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