Dayana Martinez

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. She earned her first individual world gold medal in women's épée at the 2014 satellite tournament in Kocaeli, Turkey.

Family of Fencers

Fencing is a family sport for Dayana. She competes alongside her sister, two-time Olympian Maria Martinez, and her 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 and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Latin American Studies from Brigham Young University in 2013.