Marta Martyanova

Marta Martyanova
Martyanova showing off her medal in 2021
Personal information
Full nameMarta Valeryevna Martyanova
Born (1998-12-01) 1 December 1998
Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia
ResidenceMoscow, Russia
Nationality Russian
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Country Russia
WeaponFoil
HandRight-handed
National coachArtur Akhmatkhuzin, Elena Prokhorova
ClubDynamo Tatarstan
Head coachIldar Mavlyutov
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Women's fencing
Representing ROC
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo Team foil
Representing  Russia
European Championships
2017 Tbilisi Team foil
2018 Novi Sad Team foil

Marta Valeryevna Martyanova (Russian: Марта Валерьевна Мартьянова, IPA: [ˈmartə mɐrˈtʲjanəvə]; born 1 December 1998) is a Russian right-handed foil fencer and 2021 team Olympic team champion.[1][2][3]

Career

Martyanova began fencing in 2006 and became a member of the Russian national team in 2015.[1] She participated in the team women's foil event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games as a replacement athlete instead of underperforming Adelina Zagidullina, who struggled in the semifinal match against American Lee Kiefer.[4] In the third period of the gold medal match against France, Martyanova was fencing Pauline Ranvier when she fell and injured her left ankle; however, she continued fencing and eventually helped the team to win gold.[4]

Medal record

Olympic Games

Year Location Event Position
2021 Tokyo, Japan Team Women's Foil 1st[5]

World Championship

Year Location Event Position
2017 Leipzig, Germany Team Women's Foil 3rd[6]

European Championship

Year Location Event Position
2017 Tbilisi, Georgia Team Women's Foil 2nd[7]
2018 Novi Sad, Serbia Team Women's Foil 2nd[8]

Grand Prix

Date Location Event Position
03/17/2017 Long Beach, California Individual Women's Foil 2nd[9]
03/26/2021 Doha, Qatar Individual Women's Foil 3rd[10]

References

  1. ^ a b "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  2. ^ "Мартьянова Марта Валерьевна" (in Russian). Russian Fencing Federation.
  3. ^ "Martyanova Marta". 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original on 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  4. ^ a b Марьянчик, Наталья (29 July 2021). "Травмированная рапиристка принесла России золото. Драматичный финал, где наша спортсменка не могла встать на ноги". sports.ru (in Russian).
  5. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  6. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  7. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  8. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  9. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  10. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2021-06-10.