Dayana Martinez

Dayana Martinez
Full name	Dayana Martinez Hansen
Born	10 October 1986 Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela
Weapon(s)	Épée
Hand	right-handed
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	52 kg (115 lb)
National coach(es)	Gascon(VEN) Nopens(USA)
Club	Schoolhouse Fencing
Medal record Women’s Fencing Representing  Venezuela Tournoi Satellite 2014 Kocaeli Épée Pan American Games 2015 Toronto Team Épée Pan American Championships 2014 San Jose Team Épée 2015 Santiago Team Épée Central American and Caribbean Games 2010 Mayagüez Team Épée 2014 Veracruz Team Épée 2014 Veracruz Team Foil Bolivarian Games 2013 Trujillo Team Épée South American Games 2014 Santiago Team Épée 2010 Medellin Team Épée

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]

References

1. "FIE fencer 13368". fie.org. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
2. "FIE competitions results". fie.org. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
3. "Brigham Young University Spring Commencement Exercises" (PDF). Brigham Young University. 2013-04-25. Retrieved 2012-02-12.