Daniel GAO
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Daniel GAO: United States · Men’s Épée, 2019–2026. 231 recorded results. Get new results by email.
🇺🇸 USA · Cavalier Fencing Club · Right-handed
About this fencer
FIE 59054 · USA 100268594
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
- 231
- Podiums
- 38
- Competitions won
- 15
- Fency Elo
- 1759 Épée, 369th of 3,392 as of 5 Nov 2026 Standing among established Fency ratings in the same weapon and gender, active this season or last.
- FIE ranking
- 328th Senior Épée · 2026–27
- Best FIE ranking
- 313th 2025–26
- Best finish
- 1st of 406, Junior Olympics
Results
Results: 231
| When | Competition | Event | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct 2026 | October NACAskFRED | Senior Division I Men’s Épée | 68th of 358 |
| 27 Jun 2026 | Summer Nationals and July Challenge, Portland, ORAskFRED | Senior Division I Men’s Épée | 130th of 218 |
| 22 May 2026 | FIE World Cup, Bern 2026FIE | Senior Men’s Épée | 216th of 366 |
| 9 May 2026 | FIE Grand Prix, Medellín 2026FIE | Senior Men’s Épée | 98th of 210 |
| 24 Apr 2026 | Division 1 & Para Championships / April NACAskFRED | Senior Division I Men’s Épée | 137th of 213 |
| 27 Mar 2026 | FIE World Cup, Astana 2026FIE | Senior Men’s Épée | 161st of 272 |
| 12 Feb 2026 | February NACAskFRED | Junior Men’s Épée | 99th of 218 |
| 12 Feb 2026 | February NACAskFRED | Senior Division I Men’s Épée | 108th of 380 |
| 31 Jan 2026 | FIE Junior World Cup, Cairo, January 2026FIE | Junior Men’s Épée | 7th of 259 |
| 24 Jan 2026 | FIE Grand Prix, Doha 2026FIE | Senior Men’s Épée | 82nd of 253 |
| 9 Jan 2026 | Junior OlympicsAskFRED | Junior Men’s Épée | 1st of 406 |
| 9 Jan 2026 | FIE World Cup, Fujairah 2026FIE | Senior Men’s Épée | 146th of 278 |
| 3 Jan 2026 | FIE Junior World Cup, Basel 2026FIE | Junior Men’s Épée | 51st of 314 |
| 29 Nov 2025 | FIE Junior World Cup, Hong Kong 2025FIE | Junior Men’s Épée | 33rd of 196 |
| 14 Nov 2025 | November NAC, Fort Worth, TXAskFRED | Senior Division I Men’s Épée | 3rd of 369 |
| 31 Oct 2025 | FIE Junior World Cup, San Salvador, October 2025FIE | Junior Men’s Épée | 9th of 83 |
| 3 Oct 2025 | October NAC, Salt Lake City, UTAskFRED | Senior Division I Men’s Épée | 133rd of 379 |
| 3 Oct 2025 | October NAC, Salt Lake City, UTAskFRED | Junior Men’s Épée | 44th of 349 |
| 28 Jun 2025 | National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals), Milwaukee, WIAskFRED | Junior Men’s Épée | 14th of 508 |
| 28 Jun 2025 | National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals), Milwaukee, WIAskFRED | Senior Division I Men’s Épée | 12th of 264 |
Head to head
Against left-handers 11–9 · right-handers 37–15, where the FIE says which hand they fence with. Left and right
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bence TAIVAINEN | 1 | 1 | 31 Jan 2026 | |
| Meyirkhan TIMUROV | 0 | 2 | 22 May 2026 | |
| Odinn BINDAS | 1 | 1 | 3 Jan 2026 | |
| Al Harith AL HARTHI | 1 | 0 | 31 Jan 2026 | |
| Alexander BEZRODNOV | 0 | 1 | 29 Nov 2025 |
Everyone they’ve met (66 more)
Figures
rating, ranking and how they fence
Over time
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As a table
| Season | Weapon | Rating | FIE ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 | Épée | 1,759 | 328th Senior |
| 2025–26 | Épée | 1,759 | 313th Senior |
| 2024–25 | Épée | 1,851 | |
| 2023–24 | Épée | 1,812 | |
| 2022–23 | Épée | 1,768 | |
| 2021–22 | Épée | 1,654 | |
| 2020–21 | Épée | 1,548 | |
| 2019–20 | Épée | 1,351 | |
| 2018–19 | Épée | 1,456 |
How ratings work · the best now
How they fence
| Stage | Won–lost | An average bout | By one touch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pools | 39–15 72% | 4.2–2.9 | 7–6 |
| Tables | 11–9 55% | 13.5–13 | 5–3 |