Daniel Varela de Pina

Daniel David Varela de Pina (born 7 August 1996) is a Cape Verdean amateur boxer. He competed in the men's flyweight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Valera de Pina won a bronze medal at the 2022 African Amateur Boxing Championships in the bantamweight division. At the 2024 Summer Olympics, Varela de Pina was the flagbearer for his country at the opening ceremony and went on to make history by becoming the first ever Olympic medalist from Cape Verde, taking bronze in the flyweight division.Valera de Pina moved up to Bantamweight in 2025, and later in the year competed in the 2025 IBA Men's World Boxing Championships in Dubai, losing to Artur Nagapetyan in the Round of 16. Valera de Pina won the 2026 Portugal Cup.