Dayana Martinez
| Dayana Martinez | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Dayana Martinez Hansen |
| Born | 10 October 1986 Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Fencing |
| Weapon | Épée |
| Hand | right-handed |
| National coach | Gascon(VEN) Nopens(USA) |
| Club | Schoolhouse Fencing |
Medal record | |
Dayana Martinez is a Venezuelan épée fencer. She has competed in three FIE world championships: 2010 Paris, France, 2013 Budapest, Hungary, and 2014 Kazan, Russia.[1] She earned her first individual world gold medal in 2014, in women's épée, at the satellite tournament held in Kocaeli, Turkey.[2]
Family of Fencers[edit]
Fencing is a family sport for Dayana, she competes alongside her sister, two-time olympian Maria Martinez and cousins, 2012 Men's Épée Olympic Champion Ruben Limardo and his younger brother, 2008 olympian Francisco Limardo.
Education[edit]
Dayana attended university in the United States, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Latin American Studies from Brigham Young University in 2013.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "FIE fencer 13368". fie.org. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
- ^ "FIE competitions results". fie.org. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
- ^ "Brigham Young University Spring Commencement Exercises" (PDF). Brigham Young University. 2013-04-25. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
Categories:
- Living people
- 1986 births
- Fencers at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Venezuelan female épée fencers
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Venezuela
- Pan American Games medalists in fencing
- Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Venezuela
- Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Venezuela
- Competitors at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Competitors at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games
- South American Games silver medalists for Venezuela
- South American Games bronze medalists for Venezuela
- South American Games medalists in fencing
- Competitors at the 2010 South American Games
- Competitors at the 2014 South American Games
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in fencing
- Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Venezuelan female foil fencers
- Sportspeople from Ciudad Bolívar
- 20th-century Venezuelan women
- 21st-century Venezuelan women
- Bolivarian Games gold medalists for Venezuela
- Bolivarian Games medalists in fencing