Marta Baeza Explained

Marta Baeza
Fullname:Marta Baeza Centurion
Birth Date:2 March 1992[1]
Birth Place:Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Weapon:sabre[2]
Hand:right-handed[3]
Height:1.64m (05.38feet)
Weight:52kg (115lb)

Marta Baeza Centurion (born March 2, 1992, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian fencer who participated in the women's sabre fencing event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

2016 Summer Olympics

In the 2016 Summer Olympics, Marta went down with an injury when she played against Bogna Jozwiak.[4]

2022 Fencing Peace Caravan

In response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Marta co-organised the Fencing Peace Caravan, a project to take 21 underage Ukrainian fencers between the ages of 9 and 17 to Madrid, allowing them to study, train, and have a routine as close as possible to what they had before the war.[5] [6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2014 San Jose Pan Am Games Women’s Saber Marta BAEZA CENTURION vs. Marissa PONICH. September 11, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170510182936/http://fencingvids.com/2014-san-jose-pan-am-games-womens-saber-marta-baeza-centurion-bra-vs-marissa-ponich-can/. May 10, 2017. dead.
  2. Web site: Marta Baeza Centurion . Rio2016 . September 11, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160922201605/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/marta-baeza-centurion . September 22, 2016 .
  3. Web site: Baeza Centurion Marta. eurofencing.info. European Fencing Confederation. September 11, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170510151833/http://www.eurofencing.info/athletes/biography/marta-baeza-centurion. May 10, 2017. dead.
  4. Web site: The agony and ectasy of the Olympics. VOASPORT.COM. September 11, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160918053300/http://voasport.com/sports/campbells-record-a-slap-in-the-face.html. September 18, 2016. dead.
  5. Web site: ‘Fencing Peace Caravan’: expedition to bring 21 Ukrainian children to Spain. May 9, 2022.
  6. Web site: "Караван миру" прибув до Іспанії.. May 9, 2022.
  7. Web site: ¿Puede el deporte salvar a niños de la guerra?: Así se usa la esgrima para ayudar a los menores de Ucrania. June 19, 2022.