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Marta
Bach
Spain, ESP
Water polo
Biography
Further Personal Information
Date of birth
17 February 1993
Height
176 cm
Residence
Mataró, ESP
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
Catalan, Spanish
Higher education
Pharmacy - University of Barcelona: Spain
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport?
She took up water polo at age nine.
Why this sport?
Swimming was good for her back and as her older brother was practising water polo she started the sport. "I liked more to work in a team than in an individual sport."
Club / Team
CN Mataro: Spain
Name of coach
Marina Zablith [club], BRA; Miguel Angel Oca [national], ESP
Preferred position / style / stance / technique
Centre back
Handedness
Left
International Debut
Year
2012
Competing for
Spain
Tournament
European Championship
Location
Eindhoven, NED
General Interest
Nicknames
Martona (esportiumaresme.cat, 07 Dec 2017)
Memorable sporting achievement
Winning silver at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, winning gold at the 2013 World Championships in Barcelona, Spain, and winning gold at the 2014 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary. (Twitter profile, 18 May 2016; ccma.cat, 25 Apr 2016)
Awards and honours
Alongside her teammates in the Spanish national team she received the Extraordinary Medal for Sports Merit by the Spanish Swimming Federation for claiming bronze at the 2018 European Championships in Barcelona, Spain. (rfen.es, 04 Oct 2018)
She was named the 2012 and 2013 Athlete of the Year, both times along with her teammate Roser Tarrago, in Mataro Spain. In 2018 she also claimed the award. (lavanguardia.com, 23 Mar 2013; cnmataro.cat, 12 Apr 2014; mataro.cat, 05 Dec 2018)
She was named the 2012 and 2013 Athlete of the Year, both times along with her teammate Roser Tarrago, in Mataro Spain. In 2018 she also claimed the award. (lavanguardia.com, 23 Mar 2013; cnmataro.cat, 12 Apr 2014; mataro.cat, 05 Dec 2018)
Famous relatives
Her brother Pau Bach has represented Spain in water polo. (lesportiudecatalunya.cat, 25 Dec 2015)
Ambitions
To win gold at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (esportiumaresme.cat, 07 Dec 2017)
Other information
FURTHER STUDIES
She studies nutrition and dietetics. (esportiumaresme.cat, 07 Dec 2017)
She studies nutrition and dietetics. (esportiumaresme.cat, 07 Dec 2017)