Francisco Limardo

Francisco Alberto Limardo Gascón (born 27 March 1987) is a Venezuelan épée fencer.^[1] He is the brother of Rubén Limardo, who won Venezuela's first gold medal from a forty-four year drought at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

Francisco Limardo
Personal information
Full name	Francisco Alberto Limardo Gascón
Born	(1987-03-27) 27 March 1987 (age 38) Ciudad Bolívar, Bolívar, Venezuela
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Weapon	épée
Hand	right-handed
National coach	Rupert Gascon
FIE ranking	current ranking
Medal record Men's épée Representing  Venezuela World Championships 2023 Milan Team Pan American Games 2019 Lima Team 2023 Santiago Individual Central American and Caribbean Games 2014 Veracruz Individual Pan American Championships 2014 San Jose Individual 2024 Lima Team 2025 Rio de Janeiro Team 2015 Santiago Team 2015 Santiago Individual

Limardo competed as a member of the national fencing team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, along with his brother Ruben, and compatriots Wolfgang Mejías and Silvio Fernández. Limardo and his team, however, lost the fifth place match of men's team épée to the Hungarian team (led by Géza Imre), with a total score of 20 touches.^[2]