Francisco "Paco" Limjuco Dayrit Sr. (June 15, 1907 – March 17, 1983) was a Filipino fencer and is dubbed as the Father of Philippine Fencing.

He founded the then Philippine Amateur Fencers Association in the 1930s which was incorporated in 1957.

He was instrumental in campaigning for the recognition of the sports body by the FIE.

[1][2] His son Celso (1951-2021), also a fencer, eventually became the president of the Philippine Olympic Committee, and later the Fencing Confederation of Asia until his death in 2021.

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