Paola Pliego
Mexican-Uzbek female sabre fencer
- Born
- 27 September 1994, Mexico City
- Citizenship
- Mexico, Uzbekistan
- Sport
- fencing
- Discipline
- sabre fencing
- Occupation
- fencer
María Paola Pliego Lara (born September 27, 1994, in Mexico City), known as Paola Pliego, is a Mexican-born naturalized Uzbekistani sabre fencer, bronze medallist at the 2015 Pan American Fencing Championships. Citing corruption of the Mexican Olympic Committee (mainly, Carlos Padilla Becerra, its president) as the main reason, she competed under the flag of Uzbekistan at the 2019 Fencing World Cup.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| fencing at the 2015 Pan American Games – women's sabre | 5th place | |
| fencing at the 2015 Pan American Games – women's team sabre | 2nd place (silver) | |
| fencing at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games | 2nd place (silver) | |
| fencing at the 2022 Asian Games – women's individual sabre | 17th place | |
| fencing at the 2022 Asian Games – women's team sabre | 1st place (gold) |
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q19831116 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.