Marta MartyanovaMarta Valeryevna Martyanova is a Russian right-handed foil fencer and 2021 team Olympic team champion.FB marta.martyanovaIG marta.martyanovaCareerMartyanova began fencing in 2006 and became a member of the Russian national team in 2015. 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. 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.