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Daniel Villafañe
Full nameDaniel Ángel Villafañe
Born (1993-07-06) July 6, 1993 (age 31)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented		Argentina Argentina
(2015–present)
ClubClub de Gimnasia y Esgrima
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing the  Argentina
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Santiago Rings
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Medellín Rings
Gold medal – first place 2025 Panama City Rings
Silver medal – second place 2024 Santa Marta Rings
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Sucre Rings
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Lima Rings
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Rio de Janeiro Vault
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Rio de Janeiro Vault
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Santa Marta Team
Bronze medal – third place 2025 Panama City Team
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Asunción Rings
Silver medal – second place 2022 Asunción Team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Asunción Vault
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Cochabamba Team
South American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 San Juan Rings
Gold medal – first place 2022 Lima Rings
Gold medal – first place 2024 Aracaju Rings
Silver medal – second place 2015 Cali Rings
Silver medal – second place 2016 Lima Team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Lima All-around
Silver medal – second place 2017 Cochabamba Team
Silver medal – second place 2021 San Juan Team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Lima Team
Silver medal – second place 2024 Aracaju Team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Cochabamba Rings
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Cochabamba Vault
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Aracaju Vault

Daniel Ángel Villafañe (born July 6, 1993)[1] is an Argentine artistic gymnast. He is a two-time Pan American Champion as well as the 2023 Pan American Games silver medalist on rings.

Early life

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Villafañe was born in Buenos Aires in 1993. He began training gymnastics when he was seven years old.[2] In addition to training gymnastics full time, Villafañe also works as a teacher at Club Comunicaciones.[2]

Gymnastics career

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2022–2024

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Villafañe competed at the 2022 Pan American Championships where he won bronze on vault behind Caio Souza and Félix Dolci.[3] The following month he competed at the South American Championships where he won gold on rings.[4]

Villafañe competed at the 2023 Pan American Championships where he won his first Pan American title on rings.[5] Villafañe won a bronze medal on rings at the 2023 Szombathely World Challenge Cup.[6] In late November Villafañe competed at the 2023 Pan American Games where he won silver on rings behind Donnell Whittenburg.[7]

At the 2024 Pan American Championships Villafañe won silver on rings.[8] Later that year he competed at the South American Championships where he won gold on rings.[9]

2025

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Villafañe began the 2025 season competing at the Varna World Challenge Cup where he won bronze on rings behind Adem Asil and Nguyễn Văn Khánh Phong.[10] In June he competed at the 2025 Pan American Championships where he won his second Pan American title on rings. Additionally he helped Argentina win bronze in the team final.[11]

Competitive history

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Year Event Team AA FX PH SR VT PB HB
2015 South American Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2016
Pan American Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s)
South American Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2017 South American Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World Championships 38
2018 South American Games 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 22 4 7 6
Pan American Championships 6 15
World Championships 50
2019
Pan American Games 8 17 7
World Championships 63 21
2021
Pan American Championships 4 16 5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
South American Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 10 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5
2022
Pan American Championships 6 8 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
South American Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6
South American Games 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2023
Pan American Championships 5 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Szombathely World Challenge Cup 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7
Paris World Challenge Cup 6
Pan American Games 4 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5
2024 Cairo World Cup 7
Pan American Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6
South American Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4
2025 Varna World Challenge Cup 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4
Koper World Challenge Cup 5
Pan American Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References

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  1. ^ "VILLAFAÑE, Daniel - Gimnasia artística". Argentine Olympic Committee (in Spanish).
  2. ^ a b "Daniel Villafañe y el miedo a "perderlo todo": "Si hubiese nacido en Estados Unidos, sería campeón mundial"" [Daniel Villafañe and the fear of “losing everything”: “If I had been born in the United States, I would be a world champion.”]. La Nación (in Spanish). October 21, 2023.
  3. ^ "2022 Pan American Championships Men's Results". The Gymternet. July 20, 2022.
  4. ^ "2022 South American Championships Men's results". The Gymternet. August 24, 2022.
  5. ^ "Daniel Villafañe, un oro que reluce hacia el futuro" [Daniel Villafañe, a gold that shines towards the future]. Argentine Amateur Sports (in Spanish). June 20, 2023.
  6. ^ "A new Hungarian generation rises in Szombathely". International Gymnastics Federation. September 11, 2023.
  7. ^ "El gimnasta Daniel Villafañe logró la medalla de plata en anillas en los Juegos Panamericanos Santiago 2023" [Gymnast Daniel Villafañe won the silver medal on rings at the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games.]. Yahoo News (in Spanish). October 24, 2023.
  8. ^ "2024 Pan American Championships Men's Results". The Gymternet. May 28, 2024.
  9. ^ "2024 South American Championships Men's Results". The Gymternet. October 21, 2024.
  10. ^ "Nineteen nations in the medals at Varna World Challenge Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. May 12, 2025.
  11. ^ "Bronce para Argentina en el Panamericano" [Bronze for Argentina at the Pan American Championships]. 3200.ar (in Spanish). June 14, 2025.
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