Rafael Suárez (fencer)

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NationalityAmerican
Born (1972-03-23) 23 March 1972 (age 53)
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight170 lb (77 kg)
Rafael Suárez
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1972-03-23) 23 March 1972 (age 53)
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight170 lb (77 kg)
Sport
Country United States
SportFencing
Event
Foil
ClubMasters Fencing Club
Coached byOrlando Suárez
Now coachingHead Coach Masters Fencing Club
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals1996, 2000
Highest world rankingCurrent Vets World Ranking 3

Rafael Suárez (born 23 March 1972) is a Venezuelan-American fencer and USA International Team fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1996 Summer Olympics[1] and individual at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[2][3] He is a former United States Fencing Association Athlete Representative of Men's Foil [4] and member of the Scholastic/Collegiate Task Force Committee.[5] He hold the Athlete Representative position from 2010 until 2016. Suárez is the current Chairman of the Gold Coast Florida Division of the US Fencing.

In June 2010 Suárez competed in the Senior World Cup for the US Team winning a bronze medal in the individual event. [6]

Suárez is a world class coach. He was an Olympics Coach in the Men's Foil event in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

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