Johana Beatriz Fuenmayor Choles is a Venezuelan
épée
The ( or , ), sometimes spelled epee in English, is the largest and heaviest of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing. The modern derives from the 19th-century , a weapon which itself derives from the French small sword. This contains ...
fencer.
Career
She
qualified to the
women's foil event of the
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
through the zone tournament for the Americas. She defeated 15–9 Egypt's
Eman El Gammal
Eman El Gammal is an Egyptian fencer. At the 2008 Olympics, she competed both as an individual and in the Egyptian team, losing in the first round to the Netherlands' Indra Angad-Gaur and the team lost in the first round to Russia. At the 2012 ...
in the first round, but lost 4–15 in the next round to eventual Italian silver medallist
Arianna Errigo
Arianna Errigo (born 6 June 1988) is an Italian left-handed foil and sabre fencer.
Errigo is a nine-time team European champion, two-time individual European champion, six-time team world champion, and two-time individual world champion.
Known ...
.
Personal life
She is a member of
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is a Nontrinitarianism, nontrinitarian Christianity, Christian church that considers itself to be the Restorationism, restoration of the ...
.
References
Venezuelan female épée fencers
Living people
Olympic fencers for Venezuela
Fencers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Venezuelan Latter Day Saints
1979 births
Sportspeople from Maracaibo
Pan American Games medalists in fencing
Pan American Games bronze medalists for Venezuela
South American Games gold medalists for Venezuela
South American Games medalists in fencing
Fencers at the 2011 Pan American Games
Competitors at the 2010 South American Games
Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games
21st-century Venezuelan women
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Fuenmayor family