José Luis Abajo

José Luis Abajo
Abajo at the 2014 Paris World Cup
Personal information
Full name	José Luis Abajo Gómez
Nickname(s)	Pirri
Country represented	Spain
Born	22 June 1978 Madrid, Spain
Weapon(s)	Épée
Hand	Right-handed
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 ^1⁄2 in)
Weight	87 kg (192 lb; 13.7 st)
Club	Sala de Armas Madrid
FIE Ranking	current ranking
Medal record Competitor for  Spain Men's Fencing Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Epée World Championships 2006 Turin Team Épée 2009 Antalya Épée European Championships 2000 Funchal Team Épée 2014 Strasbourg Team Épée Mediterranean Games 2001 Tunisia Team Épée 2005 Almeria Épée 2013 Mersin Épée

José Luis Abajo Gómez (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 to France in the final. He accomplished this with his team mates 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.^[1]

In 2013 he was inducted in the Hall of Fame of the International Fencing Federation.^[2]

Record Against Selected Opponents

Includes results from all competitions 2006–present and athletes who have reached the quarterfinals at the World Championships or Olympic Games, plus those who have medaled in major team competitions.^[3]

• Joaquim Videira 3-1
• Ulrich Robeiri 0-1
• Gábor Boczkó 1-3
• Stefano Carozzo 2-0
• Maksym Khvorost 1-1
• Alfredo Rota 2-0
• Matteo Tagliariol 0-2
• Bas Verwijlen 1-1
• Diego Confalonieri 1-1
• Sven Järve 3-0
• Fabrice Jeannet 0-1
• Anton Avdeev 0-1
• Silvio Fernandez 1-0
• Guillermo Madrigal Sardinas 1-0
• Radosław Zawrotniak 0-1

Achievements

2006 World Fencing Championships, team épée

References

1. "Fencing results". Sport. BBC. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
2. International Fencing Federation (ed.). "Abajo Gómez, José Luis (ESP)".
3. "RANKINGS AND RESULTS". Fencer. International Fencing Federation. Retrieved 1 April 2013.