Diego CALDERON
🇺🇸 USA · San Diego Fencing Center · Right-handed
Men’s Épée, 2011–2026
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About this fencer
FIE 40928 · USA 100134314
USA Fencing rating: Épée A2026
USA Fencing classifications run from A to E; U means unrated. A year after the letter is the year that classification was earned.
Record and rankings
Counts cover published results recorded here. Verified source copies count once; other source records remain separate.
- Results
- 165
- Podiums
- 44
- Competitions won
- 18
- FIE ranking
- 268th Senior Épée · 2024–25
- Best FIE ranking
- 189th 2021–22
- Best finish
- 1st of 93, Fortune Fencing RYC/RJCC/ROC(D1A, DV2, VET) & Y8
Winner1stTop quarter¼Halfway½LastLast 7th of 358, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, October NAC, 2026-10-09 2nd of 65, Senior Division IA Men’s Épée, Leon Auriol Open, 2026-10-03 12th of 101, Senior Division IA Men’s Épée, Remenyik ROC and RJCC, September 2026, 2026-09-26 7th of 98, Senior Division IA Men’s Épée, BladeRunner ROC/RJC, September 2026, 2026-09-19 150th of 218, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, Summer Nationals and July Challenge, Portland, OR, 2026-06-27 1st of 53, Senior Mixed Épée, San Diego Senior Cup Championship, 2026-06-14 99th of 213, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, Division 1 & Para Championships / April NAC, 2026-04-24 135th of 369, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, November NAC, Fort Worth, TX, 2025-11-14 44th of 379, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, October NAC, Salt Lake City, UT, 2025-10-03 68th of 264, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals), Milwaukee, WI, 2025-06-28 229th of 359, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Saint-Maur 2025, 2025-05-23 42nd of 191, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Bogota 2025, 2025-05-10 42nd of 215, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, Division 1/Para Championships + April NAC, 2025-04-11 226th of 306, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Marrakech 2025, 2025-03-27 6th of 351, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, Junior Olympics & Div 1 NAC, 2025-02-14 61st of 262, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, January NAC, January 2025, 2025-01-03 35th of 497, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, October NAC, Atlantic City, NJ, 2024-10-04 18th of 139, Senior Division IA Men’s Épée, BladeRunner ROC/RJC, September 2024, 2024-09-14 3rd of 232, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals), Columbus, OH, 2024-06-29 167th of 310, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Saint-Maur 2024, 2024-05-17 77th of 163, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Cali 2024, 2024-05-04 87th of 285, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Tbilisi, March 2024, 2024-03-22 302nd of 394, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Budapest 2024, 2024-03-09 95th of 351, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Heidenheim 2024, 2024-02-22 85th of 276, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Doha 2024, 2024-01-30 144th of 245, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Vancouver 2023, 2023-12-08 8th of 357, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, October NAC, October 2023, 2023-10-26 2nd of 88, Senior Division IA Men’s Épée, BladeRunner ROC / RJC, 2023-09-16 1st of 93, Senior Division IA Men’s Épée, Fortune Fencing RYC/RJCC/ROC(D1A, DV2, VET) & Y8, 2023-09-02 247th of 352, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Istanbul, May 2023, 2023-05-19 180th of 194, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Buenos Aires 2023, 2023-03-24 150th of 345, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Budapest 2023, 2023-03-10 212th of 345, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Heidenheim 2023, 2023-02-23 96th of 191, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Vancouver 2022, 2022-12-09 56th of 302, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Bern 2022, 2022-11-11 151st of 183, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Tbilisi, May 2022, 2022-05-27 126th of 267, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Heidenheim 2022, 2022-05-12 72nd of 182, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Cairo 2022, 2022-04-29 41st of 288, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Paris, April 2022, 2022-04-15 216th of 274, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Budapest 2022, 2022-03-05 124th of 175, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Sochi 2022, 2022-02-11 74th of 267, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Bern 2021, 2021-11-19 2nd of 75, Senior Division IA Men’s Épée, Fortune Fencing ROC/VET/RJCC, 2021-09-04 18th of 103, Junior Men’s Épée, FIE Junior Zonal Championships, Porec, February 2020, 2020-02-29 107th of 223, Junior Men’s Épée, FIE Junior World Cup, Belgrade 2020, 2020-02-01 140th of 331, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Heidenheim 2020, 2020-01-09 71st of 168, Junior Men’s Épée, FIE Junior World Cup, Udine 2020, 2020-01-06 110th of 231, Junior Men’s Épée, FIE Junior World Cup, Heraklion 2019, 2019-12-14 232nd of 323, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Bern 2019, 2019-11-22 85th of 247, Junior Men’s Épée, FIE Junior World Cup, Riga 2019, 2019-11-09 272nd of 371, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Paris, May 2019, 2019-05-17 144th of 183, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Cali 2019, 2019-05-03 20th of 195, Junior Men’s Épée, FIE Junior and Cadet World Championships, Torun 2019, 2019-04-13 29th of 100, Junior Men’s Épée, FIE Junior Zonal Championships, Foggia, March 2019, 2019-03-01 16th of 175, Junior Men’s Épée, FIE Junior World Cup, Basel 2019, 2019-02-16 33rd of 243, Junior Men’s Épée, FIE Junior World Cup, Belgrade 2019, 2019-02-02 43rd of 44, Junior Men’s Épée, FIE Junior World Cup, Tokyo, January 2019, 2019-01-05 81st of 203, Junior Men’s Épée, FIE Junior World Cup, Heraklion 2018, 2018-12-15 65th of 196, Junior Men’s Épée, FIE Junior World Cup, Luxembourg 2018, 2018-12-02 35th of 233, Junior Men’s Épée, FIE Junior World Cup, Riga 2018, 2018-11-17 39th of 93, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Satellite, Split, October 2018, 2018-10-14 45th of 127, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Cali 2018, 2018-05-25 7th of 29, Senior Mixed Épée, San Diego Cup - 3W Open #6 + Women's Sabre, 2018-05-20 66th of 91, Junior Men’s Épée, FIE Junior Zonal Championships, Sochi 2018, 2018-03-09 76th of 184, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Vancouver 2018, 2018-02-16 3rd of 34, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Satellite, La Paz 2018, 2018-02-10 18th of 189, Junior Men’s Épée, FIE Junior World Cup, Udine 2018, 2018-01-07 36th of 179, Junior Men’s Épée, FIE Junior World Cup, Heraklion 2017, 2017-12-16 36th of 194, Junior Men’s Épée, FIE Junior World Cup, Luxembourg 2017, 2017-12-03 177th of 254, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Bern 2017, 2017-10-27 73rd of 240, Junior Men’s Épée, FIE Junior World Cup, Riga 2017, 2017-10-14 2nd of 59, Senior Mixed Épée, San Diego Cup - 3W Open #7 + D & Under Foil, June 2017, 2017-06-11 3rd of 18, Junior Men’s Épée, San Diego Cup - 3W Junior # 6, 2017-06-04 1st of 21, Senior Mixed Épée, San Diego Cup - 3W Open #6 & Women's Saber, May 2017, 2017-05-14 36th of 132, Cadet Men’s Épée, FIE Junior and Cadet World Championships, Plovdiv 2017, 2017-04-07 131st of 164, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Vancouver 2017, 2017-02-17 12th of 32, Senior Mixed Épée, San Diego Cup - 3W Open #4 + D & Under Epee, 2017-02-12 3rd of 44, Junior Men’s Épée, RJCC SDFC Challenge, 2016-09-24 6th of 35, Cadet Men’s Épée, 2016 SDFC RJCC Challenge (region IV), 2016-09-24 3rd of 44, Junior Men’s Épée, 2016 SDFC RJCC Challenge (region IV), 2016-09-24 6th of 35, Cadet Men’s Épée, RJCC SDFC Challenge, 2016-09-24 18th of 33, Senior Mixed Épée, San Diego Cup - 3W Open #1, September 2016, 2016-09-11 25th of 48, Senior Mixed Épée, War of the Roses Epee Tournament, August 2016, 2016-08-07 29th of 157, Cadet Men’s Épée, 2016 USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge, 2016-06-29 3rd of 24, Senior Mixed Épée, San Diego Cup - 3W Open #7 + D & Under Foil, June 2016, 2016-06-19 1st of 34, Senior Mixed Épée, San Diego Cup - 3W Open #6 & Women's Saber, May 2016, 2016-05-22 1st of 23, Open Men’s Épée, California State High School Fencing Championships, Los Angeles, CA, May 2016, 2016-05-15 8th of 11, Junior Men’s Épée, San Diego Cup - Jr. Foil, Epee and Saber, 2016-04-24 1st of 16, Senior Mixed Épée, San Diego Cup - 3W Open #5 + D & Under Saber, April 2016, 2016-04-17 61st of 130, Cadet Men’s Épée, FIE Junior and Cadet World Championships, Bourges 2016, 2016-04-07 5th of 28, Senior Mixed Épée, San Diego Cup - 3W Open #3 + D & Under Epee, 2016-01-24 6th of 22, Junior Men’s Épée, 2016 South Coast Invitational RYC/Junior -Region 4, 2016-01-16 15th of 31, Junior Men’s Épée, RJCC of the Rockies Cdt/Jr M/W F/E/S Region 4, 2016-01-02 3rd of 28, Cadet Men’s Épée, RJCC of the Rockies (Reg 4), 2016-01-02 3rd of 28, Cadet Men’s Épée, RJCC of the Rockies Cdt/Jr M/W F/E/S Region 4, 2016-01-02 71st of 95, Senior Men’s Épée, BladeRunner ROC 2015 UCSD, 2015-11-07 71st of 94, Senior Division IA Men’s Épée, BladeRunner DV1A ROC (Reg 4), 2015-11-07 1st of 29, Open Mixed Épée, San Diego Cup - 3W Open #7, Escondido, CA, 2015-06-14 2nd of 26, Open Mixed Épée, San Diego Cup - 3W Open #6 + D & Under Epee, 2015-05-17 1st of 15, Open Mixed Épée, San Diego Cup - 3W Open #5 + Women's Saber, 2015-04-26 19th of 142, Y14 Men’s Épée, 2015 CHR Natl CHM & April NAC (DV2, YOUTH, 14TM), 2015-04-17 1st of 19, Open Mixed Épée, San Diego Cup - 3W Open #4 + D & Under Saber, 2015-02-22 119th of 246, Junior Men’s Épée, 2015 Junior Olympic Fencing Championships, 2015-02-13 72nd of 245, Cadet Men’s Épée, 2015 Junior Olympic Fencing Championships, 2015-02-13 3rd of 28, Open Mixed Épée, San Diego Cup - 3W Open #3 + Women's Epee, 2015-01-25 1st of 32, Y14 Men’s Épée, Bernie Stein Memorial SYC, Chandler, AZ, 2014-12-19 1st of 4, Cadet Men’s Épée, San Diego Division Junior Olympic Qualifiers, December 2014, 2014-12-14 1st of 3, Junior Men’s Épée, San Diego Division Junior Olympic Qualifiers, December 2014, 2014-12-14 33rd of 98, Senior Men’s Épée, BladeRunner ROC 2014 UCSD, 2014-11-15 85th of 171, Cadet Men’s Épée, November NAC (JR, CDT, Y14), November 2014, 2014-11-07 179th of 251, Junior Men’s Épée, November NAC (JR, CDT, Y14), November 2014, 2014-11-07 1st of 70, Y14 Men’s Épée, November NAC (JR, CDT, Y14), November 2014, 2014-11-07 2nd of 7, Junior Men’s Épée, San Diego Cup - Jr. Foil, Epee and Saber, 2014-11-02 9th of 26, Open Mixed Épée, San Diego Cup - 3W Open #2 + Women's Foil, 2014-10-26 2nd of 24, Y14 Men’s Épée, RYC SDFC Challenge (Region IV), October 2014, 2014-10-18 2nd of 13, Junior Mixed Épée, San Diego Cup - Junior Sabre/Foil/Epee, 2014-10-17 1st of 6, Y14 Mixed Épée, San Diego Cup - Y10, Y12 & Y14 Foil + Epee, 2014-09-28 5th of 29, Open Mixed Épée, San Diego Cup - 3W Open #1 + D & Under Foil, 2014-09-21 3rd of 12, Junior Men’s Épée, San Diego Cup- Junior Foil, Sabre, Epee, 2014-05-04 2nd of 8, Y14 Mixed Épée, San Diego Cup - Y10, Y12, Y14 Foil and Epee, March 2014, 2014-03-23 3rd of 12, Junior Men’s Épée, San Diego Cup - Jr. Foil, Epee and Saber, 2014-03-16 3rd of 26, Y14 Men’s Épée, Meade H. Anderson Memorial 2014 RYC, 2014-03-01 1st of 11, Y14 Men’s Épée, San Diego Cup - Y10, Y12, Y14 Foil and Epee, February 2014, 2014-02-23 8th of 22, Open Mixed Épée, San Diego Cup - 3W Open #4, San Diego, CA, 2014-02-09 85th of 141, Cadet Men’s Épée, December NAC (DV1, CDT, VET), 2013-12-13 3rd of 31, Y14 Men’s Épée, Bernie Stein Memorial 2013: Super Youth Circuit, 2013-12-06 5th of 15, Junior Men’s Épée, San Diego Cup - Junior Sabre and Junior Epee, 2013-11-24 48th of 75, Senior Men’s Épée, BladeRunner ROC 2013 UCSD, 2013-11-16 5th of 15, Junior Men’s Épée, San Diego Cup - High School Foil and Epee, 2013-11-03 19th of 37, Open Mixed Épée, San Diego Cup - 3W Open #2, 2013-10-27 3rd of 18, Y14 Men’s Épée, RYC SDFC Challenge (Region IV), October 2013, 2013-10-19 7th of 29, Open Mixed Épée, San Diego Cup - 3W Open #1 + D&Under Foil, 2013-09-15 26th of 112, Y12 Men’s Épée, 2013 USFA National Championships & July NAC, 2013-06-28 21st of 34, Y14 Men’s Épée, SYC 8 LAIFC, 2013-05-04 3rd of 29, Y12 Men’s Épée, SYC 8 LAIFC, 2013-05-04 3rd of 29, Y12 Men’s Épée, LAIFC SYC (Super Youth Circuit), Los Angeles, CA, 2013-05-03 21st of 34, Y14 Men’s Épée, LAIFC SYC (Super Youth Circuit), Los Angeles, CA, 2013-05-03 16th of 18, Open Mixed Épée, San Diego 3 Weapon Open/Women's Saber, 2013-04-28 23rd of 72, Y12 Men’s Épée, 2013 DVI/CHR National Championships & April NAC (Youth), 2013-04-12 103rd of 140, Y14 Men’s Épée, 2013 DVI/CHR National Championships & April NAC (Youth), 2013-04-12 9th of 28, Y12 Men’s Épée, Bernie Stein Memorial 2012: Super Youth Circuit, 2012-11-30 38th of 47, Y14 Men’s Épée, Bernie Stein Memorial 2012: Super Youth Circuit, 2012-11-30 1st of 10, Y12 Men’s Épée, RYC & Cadet SDFC Challenge (Region IV), 2012-10-27 13th of 18, Y14 Men’s Épée, RYC & Cadet SDFC Challenge (Region IV), 2012-10-27 33rd of 48, Senior Mixed Épée, Orange Coast Division 3 Weapon Open, October 2012, 2012-10-21 9th of 15, Y14 Men’s Épée, 1st Annual Socal Musketeers RYC, 2012-09-15 1st of 13, Y12 Men’s Épée, 1st Annual Socal Musketeers RYC, 2012-09-15 9th of 15, Y14 Men’s Épée, RYC SoCal, 2012-09-15 1st of 12, Y12 Men’s Épée, RYC SoCal, 2012-09-15 47th of 127, Y12 Men’s Épée, 2012 USFA National Championships & July NAC, 2012-06-29 13th of 15, Senior Men’s Épée, San Diego 6 Weapon Open, June 2012, 2012-06-24 3rd of 23, Y12 Unrated Mixed Épée, SoCal Youth Challenge - Epee #4, June 2012, 2012-06-17 17th of 33, Y14 Men’s Épée, LAIFC SYC (Super Youth Circuit), Pasadena, CA, 2012-05-04 5th of 20, Y12 Men’s Épée, LAIFC SYC (Super Youth Circuit), Pasadena, CA, 2012-05-04 17th of 21, Y12 Unrated Mixed Épée, SoCal Youth Challenge - Epee #3, April 2012, 2012-04-29 23rd of 56, Y12 Men’s Épée, 2012 DVI/CHR National Championships & April NAC (Youth), 2012-04-13 100th of 107, Y14 Men’s Épée, 2012 DVI/CHR National Championships & April NAC (Youth), 2012-04-13 10th of 16, Y12 Men’s Épée, Meade H. Anderson Memorial 2012 RYC, 2012-03-10 15th of 20, Y14 Men’s Épée, Meade H. Anderson Memorial 2012 RYC, 2012-03-10 19th of 22, Y14 Men’s Épée, 2012 South Coast Invitational RYC, 2012-01-21 8th of 20, Y12 Men’s Épée, 2012 South Coast Invitational RYC, 2012-01-21 13th of 26, Y12 Unrated Mixed Épée, SoCal Youth Challenge - Epee #2, December 2011, 2011-12-11 16th of 24, Y12 Unrated Mixed Épée, SoCal Youth Challenge - Epee #1, October 2011, 2011-10-16 7th of 11, Y12 Men’s Épée, RYC & Cadet/ SDFC Challenge, 2011-10-08 16th of 48, Y10 Men’s Épée, USFA National Championships & NAC F, 2011-07-01
Results
Results: 165
| When | Competition | Event | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 May 2024 | FIE Grand Prix, Cali 2024FIE | Senior Men’s Épée | 77th of 163 |
| 22 Mar 2024 | FIE World Cup, Tbilisi, March 2024FIE | Senior Men’s Épée | 87th of 285 |
| 9 Mar 2024 | FIE Grand Prix, Budapest 2024FIE | Senior Men’s Épée | 302nd of 394 |
| 22 Feb 2024 | FIE World Cup, Heidenheim 2024FIE | Senior Men’s Épée | 95th of 351 |
| 30 Jan 2024 | FIE Grand Prix, Doha 2024FIE | Senior Men’s Épée | 85th of 276 |
| 8 Dec 2023 | FIE World Cup, Vancouver 2023FIE | Senior Men’s Épée | 144th of 245 |
| 26 Oct 2023 | October NAC, October 2023AskFRED | Senior Division I Men’s Épée | 8th of 357 |
| 16 Sept 2023 | BladeRunner ROC / RJCAskFRED | Senior Division IA Men’s Épée | 2nd of 88 |
| 2 Sept 2023 | Fortune Fencing RYC/RJCC/ROC(D1A, DV2, VET) & Y8AskFRED | Senior Division IA Men’s Épée | 1st of 93 |
| 19 May 2023 | FIE World Cup, Istanbul, May 2023FIE | Senior Men’s Épée | 247th of 352 |
| 24 Mar 2023 | FIE World Cup, Buenos Aires 2023FIE | Senior Men’s Épée | 180th of 194 |
| 10 Mar 2023 | FIE Grand Prix, Budapest 2023FIE | Senior Men’s Épée | 150th of 345 |
| 23 Feb 2023 | FIE World Cup, Heidenheim 2023FIE | Senior Men’s Épée | 212th of 345 |
| 9 Dec 2022 | FIE World Cup, Vancouver 2022FIE | Senior Men’s Épée | 96th of 191 |
| 11 Nov 2022 | FIE World Cup, Bern 2022FIE | Senior Men’s Épée | 56th of 302 |
| 27 May 2022 | FIE World Cup, Tbilisi, May 2022FIE | Senior Men’s Épée | 151st of 183 |
| 12 May 2022 | FIE World Cup, Heidenheim 2022FIE | Senior Men’s Épée | 126th of 267 |
| 29 Apr 2022 | FIE Grand Prix, Cairo 2022FIE | Senior Men’s Épée | 72nd of 182 |
| 15 Apr 2022 | FIE World Cup, Paris, April 2022FIE | Senior Men’s Épée | 41st of 288 |
| 5 Mar 2022 | FIE Grand Prix, Budapest 2022FIE | Senior Men’s Épée | 216th of 274 |
Videos
Head to head
Against left-handers 45–40 · right-handers 165–135, where the FIE says which hand they fence with.
Everyone they’ve met in events whose bouts are kept here, the most met first. Each goes to their bouts together.
| Against | Won | Lost | Last met | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neisser LOYOLA | 0 | 4 | 11 Nov 2022 | |
| Alexander BIRO | 2 | 1 | 17 May 2024 | |
| August Lindstroem JENSEN | 1 | 2 | 9 Dec 2022 | |
| David NAGY | 2 | 1 | 10 May 2025 | |
| Giacomo PAOLINI | 2 | 1 | 22 Feb 2024 |
Everyone they’ve met (312 more)
Figures
rating, ranking and how they fence
Over time
1st10th100th Senior Épée 874th, 2016–17 Senior Épée 189th, 2017–18 Senior Épée 673rd, 2018–19 Senior Épée 429th, 2019–20 Senior Épée 418th, 2020–21 Senior Épée 189th, 2021–22 Senior Épée 259th, 2022–23 Senior Épée 203rd, 2023–24 Senior Épée 268th, 2024–25
As a table
| Season | Weapon | fency ELO | FIE ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 | Épée | 1,743 | |
| 2025–26 | Épée | 1,719 | |
| 2024–25 | Épée | 1,722 | 268th Senior |
| 2023–24 | Épée | 1,719 | 203rd Senior |
| 2022–23 | Épée | 1,611 | 259th Senior |
| 2021–22 | Épée | 1,666 | 189th Senior |
| 2020–21 | Épée | 418th Senior | |
| 2019–20 | Épée | 1,649 | 429th Senior |
| 2018–19 | Épée | 1,656 | 673rd Senior |
| 2017–18 | Épée | 1,705 | 189th Senior |
| 2016–17 | Épée | 1,677 | 874th Senior |
| 2015–16 | Épée | 1,659 | |
| 2014–15 | Épée | 1,670 | |
| 2013–14 | Épée | 1,582 | |
| 2012–13 | Épée | 1,530 | |
| 2011–12 | Épée | 1,495 | |
| 2010–11 | Épée | 1,508 |
How fency ELO works · the best now
How they fence
| Stage | Won–lost | An average bout | By one touch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pools | 179–130 58% | 4–3.4 | 60–55 |
| Tables | 31–45 41% | 12.2–13.2 | 3–6 |
