Dayana Martinez Explained

Dayana Martinez
Fullname:Dayana Martinez Hansen
Birth Date:10 October 1986
Birth Place:Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela
Weapon:Épée
Hand:right-handed
Height:1.65m (05.41feet)
Weight:52kg (115lb)
Natlcoach:Gascon(VEN) Nopens(USA)
Club:Schoolhouse Fencing
Show-Medals:yes

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

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

Dayana attended university in the United States, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Latin American Studies from Brigham Young University in 2013.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIE fencer 13368 . 2014-02-11 . fie.org.
  2. Web site: FIE competitions results. 2012-02-12. fie.org.
  3. Web site: Brigham Young University Spring Commencement Exercises. Brigham Young University. 2013-04-25. 2012-02-12.