Ashton Daniel
Athlete Bio#
Age
23
Hometown
Cupertino, CA
Education
Sophomore computer science and economics major at Columbia, Graduate of Saint Francis High School (2019)
Clubs: Silicon Valley Fencing Center and Columbia University
Family: Parents Arul and Miriam Daniel, sister Andrea Daniel
Coach: Aleksei Murugin
Hobbies: Hiking with dad, hanging out with friends, trying new foods, playing piano, pickup basketball and traveling
How He Started Fencing: He loved watching gladiators and Star Wars as a kid so when he heard there was a sport for it, he just had to join
Favorite Fencing Memory: Placing third at the Junior World Cup in Spain to make the Junior World Team
Who Has Influenced His Fencing Career: His club teammates Geoffrey Tourette and Sidarth Kumbla; his Columbia teammates (it takes a village for an athlete to be at the top)
Something People Would be Surprised to Know: He is a self taught pianist and began learning when he was a senior in high school.
Current U.S. Ranking: No. 1 (Junior)
Current World Ranking: No. 6 (Junior)
Junior World Championship Teams: 2021 (Silver - Team), 2020
Family: Parents Arul and Miriam Daniel, sister Andrea Daniel
Coach: Aleksei Murugin
Hobbies: Hiking with dad, hanging out with friends, trying new foods, playing piano, pickup basketball and traveling
How He Started Fencing: He loved watching gladiators and Star Wars as a kid so when he heard there was a sport for it, he just had to join
Favorite Fencing Memory: Placing third at the Junior World Cup in Spain to make the Junior World Team
Who Has Influenced His Fencing Career: His club teammates Geoffrey Tourette and Sidarth Kumbla; his Columbia teammates (it takes a village for an athlete to be at the top)
Something People Would be Surprised to Know: He is a self taught pianist and began learning when he was a senior in high school.
Current U.S. Ranking: No. 1 (Junior)
Current World Ranking: No. 6 (Junior)
Junior World Championship Teams: 2021 (Silver - Team), 2020
Results
2021:
- Silver - Junior World Championships (Team)
- 19th - Junior World Championships (Individual)
2020:
- Silver - Aix-En-Provence Junior World Cup (Team)
- Bronze - Sabadell Junior World Cup
- Bronze - San Jose Junior World Cup
- Fifth - January North American Cup (Junior)
- 15th - Leszno Junior World Cup
2019:
- Gold - Junior Pan American Championships (Team)
- Bronze - July Challenge (Junior)
- Seventh - Bangkok Junior World Cup
- Seventh - Sabadell Junior World Cup
- Ninth - July Challenge (Division I)
- 10th - Junior Pan American Championships (Individual)
- 10th - Aix-En-Provence Junior World Cup
- 16th - London Junior World Cup
- 44th - January North American Cup (Division I)
- 54th - Leszno Junior World Cup
- 62nd - USA Fencing National Championships (Division I)
2018:
- Silver - Rome Cadet European Cup
- Bronze - Terrassa Junior World Cup (Team)
- Fifth - Bangkok Junior World Cup (Team)
- Eighth - London Junior World Cup
- 14th - October North American Cup (Division I)
- 17th - Bratislava Cadet European Cup
- 20th - Bangkok Junior World Cup (Individual)
- 21st - January North American Cup (Division I)
- 25th - Terrassa Junior World Cup (Individual)
- 31st - December North American Cup (Division I)
- 36th - Aix-En-Provence Junior World Cup
- 36th - July Chalelnge (Junior)
- 39th - January North American Cup (Junior)
- 41st - USA Fencing National Championships (Division I)
- 54th - November North American Cup (Junior)
2017:
- Silver - November North American Cup (Cadet)
- Silver - October North American Cup (Cadet)
- Fourth - Bangkok Junior World Cup (Team)
- Fifth - July Challenge (Cadet)
- Sixth - Cadet Pan American Championships
- Ninth - Budapest Cadet European Cup (Team)
- 10th - November North American Cup (Junior)
- 14th - October North American Cup (Division I)
- 14th - January North American Cup (Junior)
- 16th - Budapest Cadet European Cup (Individual)
- 17th - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Cadet)
- 24th - July Challenge (Division I)
- 24th - January North American Cup (Division I)
- 27th - Bangkok Junior World Cup (Individual)
- 33rd - Havana Junior World Cup
- 33rd - Cabries Cadet European Cup
- 35th - July Challenge (Junior)
- 36th - Pisa Cadet European Cup
- 44th - USA Fencing National Championships (Division I)
- 54th - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Junior)
2016:
- Gold - March North American Cup (Y14)
- Bronze - USA Fencing National Championships (Y14)
- Eighth - Pisa Cadet European Cup
- 11th - November North American Cup (Cadet)
- 21st - December Division I Foil North American Cup (Division I)
- 24th - Cabries Cadet European Cup
- 24th - November North American Cup (Junior)
- 25th - July Challenge (Cadet)
- 27th - Bratislava Cadet European Cup
- 38th - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Junior)
- 43rd - January North American Cup (Junior)
- 46th - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Cadet)
- 49th - Moedling Cadet European Cup
- 49th - October North American Cup (Cadet)
- 64th - October North American Cup (Division I)
2015:
- Sixth - November North American Cup (Y14)
- 14th - April North American Cup (Y14)
- 16th - Halle Cadet European Cup
- 22nd - November North American Cup (Cadet)
- 22nd - July Challenge (Cadet)
- 26th - October North American Cup (Cadet)
- 28th - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Cadet)
- 39th - Cabries Cadet European Cup
- 48th - USA Fencing National Championships (Y14)
- 49th - July Challenge (Junior)
2014:
- Fifth - December North American Cup (Division II)
- Fifth - July North American Cup (Y12)
- Eighth - March North American Cup (Y12)
- 16th - November North American Cup (Y14)
- 53rd - July North American Cup (Cadet)
- 55th - March North American Cup (Y14)
- 56th - USA Fencing National Championships (Y14)
- 59th - October North American Cup (Cadet)
2013:
- 12th - April North American Cup (Y12)
- 63rd - October North American Cup (Y14)
2012:
- Eighth - July North American Cup (Y10)
- 18th - April North American Cup (Y10)
- 24th - July North American Cup (Y12)
2011:
- 41st - North American Cup E (Y10)
- 54th - North American Cup F (Y10)
2010:
- 52nd - North American Cup F (Y10)