Daniel Villafañe

Daniel Ángel Villafañe (born July 6, 1993) is an Argentine artistic gymnast. He is a two-time Pan American Champion as well as the 2023 Pan American Games silver medalist on rings.

Early life Villafañe was born in Buenos Aires in 1993. He began training gymnastics when he was seven years old. In addition to training gymnastics full time, Villafañe also works as a teacher at Club Comunicaciones. The following month he competed at the South American Championships where he won gold on rings.

Villafañe competed at the 2023 Pan American Championships where he won his first Pan American title on rings. Villafañe won a bronze medal on rings at the 2023 Szombathely World Challenge Cup. In late November Villafañe competed at the 2023 Pan American Games where he won silver on rings behind Donnell Whittenburg.

At the 2024 Pan American Championships Villafañe won silver on rings. Later that year he competed at the South American Championships where he won gold on rings.

2025 Villafañe began the 2025 season competing at the Varna World Challenge Cup where he won bronze on rings behind Adem Asil and Nguyễn Văn Khánh Phong. In June he competed at the 2025 Pan American Championships where he won his second Pan American title on rings. Additionally he helped Argentina win bronze in the team final. Villafañe competed at the World Challenge Cups in Paris and Szombathely, placing sixth on rings at the former and winning silver at the latter behind Mehmet Ayberk Koşak. His results throughout the 2025 World Challenge Cup series led him to win the series title on rings.

Competitive history +Competitive history of Daniel VillafañeYearEvent 2015 South American Championships 2016 Pan American Championships South American Championships 2017 South American Championships 6 4 World Championships 38 2018 South American Games 22 4 7 6 Pan American Championships 6 15 World Championships 50 2019 Pan American Games 8 17 7 World Championships 63 21 2021 Pan American Championships 4 16 5 South American Championships 10 5 2022 Pan American Championships 6 8 South American Championships 7 6 South American Games 2023 Pan American Championships 5 Szombathely World Challenge Cup 7 Paris World Challenge Cup 6 Pan American Games 4 5 2024 Cairo World Cup 7 Pan American Championships 6 South American Championships 4 2025 Varna World Challenge Cup 4 Koper World Challenge Cup 5 Pan American Championships Paris World Challenge Cup 6 Szombathely World Challenge Cup 5 2026 Cottbus World Cup 6 Baku World Cup 8 Antalya World Cup 5 Pan American Championships 6 6