Personal information | |
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Full name | Daniel Castro Barcala |
Nationality | Spanish |
Born | Puentes de García Rodríguez, La Coruña | 19 April 1997
Sport | |
Sport | Archery |
Medal record |
Daniel Castro Barcala [a] (born 19 April 1997) is a Spanish archer. [1] He competed in the men's individual event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [2] He won the silver medal in the men's team recurve event at the 2022 European Archery Championships held in Munich, Germany. [3] [4]
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