Marta Calvo Gómez (born 29 August 1996) is a Spanish

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practitioner who competes in the 62 kg division. She won the silver medal at the 2015 World Taekwondo Championships on the women's lightweight category and later became the vice champion of

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after she won the silver medal at the

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also in the 62 kg (lightweight) category. Her sister, Eva Calvo, is also a taekwondo competitor who won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

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1996 births Living people Spanish female taekwondo practitioners People from Leganés Sportspeople from the Community of Madrid Summer World University Games medalists in taekwondo Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Spain Mediterranean Games medalists in taekwondo Competitors at the 2018 Mediterranean Games FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Spain World Taekwondo Championships medalists European Taekwondo Championships medalists Medalists at the 2015 Summer Universiade 21st-century Spanish women {{Spain-taekwondo-bio-stub