Marta Martyanova

Marta Martyanova
Personal information
Full name	Marta Valeryevna Martyanova
Born	(1998-12-01) 1 December 1998 (age 22) Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia
Nationality	Russian
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Country	Russia
Sport	Fencing
Weapon	Foil
Hand	Right-handed
National coach	Artur Akhmatkhuzin, Elena Prokhorova
Club	Dynamo Tatarstan
Head coach	Ildar Mavlyutov
FIE ranking	current ranking
hide 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 champion.^[1][2][3]

Career[]

Martyanova began fencing in 2006 and became a member of the Russian national team in 2015.

Martynanova participated in the team women's foil event at the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games as a replacement athlete. She replaced Adelina Zagidullina in the semifinal match against the United States due Zagidullina's poor performance against Lee Kiefer.

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]

Personal life[]

Her partner Evgeny Lomtev has competed in foil fencing at national level in the Russian Federation and has received the title of Master of Sport of Russia.^{[citation needed]}

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