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DIAZ Maria Teresa

foil
Rank139
Pts9.500
Age26
HandR

Personal Information

Residence Madrid, ESP

Occupation Athlete, Student

Languages Spanish

Higher education Teaching - Catholic University of Murcia [UCAM]: Spain

License number 12121997002

Club

Sport Specific Information

When and where did you begin this sport? She began fencing at age five.

Why this sport? Her mother practised the sport and it was natural for her to follow suit. "I grew up watching and hearing about fencing."

Club / Team Club de Esgrima Cardenal Cisneros [ESP] / Catholic University of Murcia [ESP]:

Name of coach Luca Papale [national], ITA

General Interest

Memorable sporting achievement Winning the national foil title in 2018. (blogthinkbig.com, 20 Jun 2022)

Injuries In June 2023 she required surgery on a dislocated shoulder. (Instagram profile, 13 Jun 2023)

Ambitions To compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (BlogThinkBig YouTube channel, 23 Jun 2022)

Other information FURTHER EDUCATION
She has studied for a master's degree in psychopedagogy. (blogthinkbig.com, 20 Jun 2022; europapress.es, 26 Sep 2021)

TIME ABROAD
She lived in Italy in 2020 and 2021 in order to train ahead of the 2020 Olympic Games. She ultimately did not compete at the Games. "After the [2020 COVID-19] lockdown I saw I didn't have the ideal conditions for training in Spain. My family and friends are very important for me and it was difficult to move away from them." (blogthinkbig.com, 20 Jun 2022; europapress.es, 26 Sep 2021)

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