Daniel Villafañe

Daniel Ángel Villafañe 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.

Villafañe competed at the 2022 Pan American Championships where he won bronze on vault behind Caio Souza and Félix Dolci. 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.

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.