Silvio Fernández (fencer born 1979)

Silvio Fernández
File:Silvio Fernandez Masters epee 2012.jpg Fernández at the Masters épée 2012
Personal information
Born	(1979-01-09) 9 January 1979 Caracas, Venezuela
Weapon(s)	épée
Hand	right-handed
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	80 kg (180 lb)
FIE Ranking	current ranking
Medal record Men’s Fencing Representing Venezuela Pan American Games 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team épée 2011 Guadalajara Team épée 2007 Rio de Janeiro Épée 2011 Guadalajara Épée Central American and Caribbean Games 2010 Mayagüez Épée 2010 Mayagüez Team épée 2006 Cartagena Épée 2006 Cartagena Team épée 2014 Veracruz Épée

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Fernández and the second or maternal family name is Briceño.

Silvio Fernández Briceño (born January 9, 1979 in Caracas, Distrito Capital) is a Venezuelan épée fencer. He has competed in three Olympiads (2004, 2008 and 2012) and four FIE world championships (2003, 2005, 2006, 2007). Fernández has been ranked as high as third in the world on the FIE points list.

He finished 2nd at the 2008 Challenge Bernadotte in Stockholm.

In June 2013 he earned the gold medal in the Pan American Fencing Championships in Cartagena after defeating his fellow countryman Rubén Limardo.