| Marta Baeza | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Marta Baeza Centurion |
| Born | 2 March 1992 [1] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) [2] |
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) [2] |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Sport | Fencing |
| Weapon | sabre [2] |
| Hand | right-handed [3] |
Marta Baeza Centurion (born March 2, 1992 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian fencer who participated in the women's sabre fencing event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. [2]
In the 2016 Summer Olympics, Marta went down with an injury when she played against Bogna Jozwiak. [4]
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