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

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)

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