Yeisser Ramirez
Cuban-American fencer
Personal information | |
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Nationality | United States |
Born | (1986-11-05) 5 November 1986 (age 37) Cuba |
Height | 6'6 |
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
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Sport | Fencing |
Event | épée |
Yeisser Ramirez (born November 5, 1986) is a Cuban-American épée fencer.[1][2]
Biography
Ramirez was born in Cuba to Idalmis Ferrer and Francisco Ramirez. He learned to fence épée barefoot in Guantánamo Bay. Ramirez immigrated to the U.S. in 2007 at 21 years old, after being drawn to receive an American visa in a Cuban lottery program. He represented Team USA at the Senior World Championships in 2015.[1]
Ramirez represented Team USA in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[3]
Career highlights
- 2012 Division 1 Men's Épée National Championships, 2nd (individual)
- 2013 Division 1 Men's Épée National Championships, 3rd (individual)
- 2015 Pan American Championships, 12th (individual)
- 2020 Tokyo Olympics (individual & team)
Medal record
Grand Prix
Date | Location | Event | Position |
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2024-01-31 | Doha, Qatar | Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[4] |
References
- ^ a b "Yeisser Ramirez". USA Fencing. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
- ^ "Yeisser Ramirez". Archived from the original on September 23, 2015.
- ^ "Conoce a Yeisser Ramírez, el cubano que representa a EEUU en esgrima en las Olimpiadas en Tokio". Telemundo New York (47) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-07-29.
- ^ "30 Jan 2024 grand Prix". International Fencing Federation. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
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