Maria Vicol (née Taitiș, 17 October 1935 – 13 March 2015) was a
Romania
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fencer, Olympic bronze medalist in 1960 and an Olympic team bronze medalist in 1968.
Career
Vicol took up fencing at Progresul Bucharest, where she was trained by Angelo Pellegrini. In April 1956 she won a silver medal at the Junior World Championships in
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, bringing Romania its first fencing medal in a major competition. This was followed by a bronze medal in the individual foil at the
1960 Summer Olympics
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in
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Ecaterina Stahl
Ecaterina Stahl-Iencic (31 July 1946 – 26 November 2009) was a Romanian foil fencer, world champion in 1975. She competed at five Olympics from 1964 to 1980, winning team bronze medals in 1968 and 1972.
Suzana Ardeleanu
Suzana Ardeleanu ( Suzana Tași; born 8 March 1946) is a Romanian fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Career
Ardeleanu learnt fencing at a local club under coach Alexandru Csipler. S ...
, with whom she won several team medals in the
World Championships
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: bronze at the
1961 World Fencing Championships
The 1961 World Fencing Championships were held in Turin, Italy
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1969 World Fencing Championships
The 1969 World Fencing Championships were held in Havana, Cuba. The event took place from September 30 to October 12, 1969, at the Ciudad Deportiva Coliseum.
Overview
The Havana World championships were the third straight major fencing event held ...
in Havana. She also earned a team bronze medal at the
1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...
in
Mexico
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.
Vicol began teaching fencing in 1968 at CS Cutezătorii. She then moved to CS Bucharest, where she discovered the future Olympic champion
Laura Badea-Cârlescu
Laura Gabriela Badea-Cârlescu (née Badea on 28 March 1970) is a retired Romanian foil fencer, world champion in 1995, olympic champion in 1996 and european champion in 1996,1997, 2004. She was also an international referee.
Vicol died on 13 March 2015, aged 79. She was married to the rugby player Florin Vicol.Maria Vicol
Romanian Olympic Committee
The Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee ( ro, Comitetul Olimpic și Sportiv Român, COSR) is responsible for Romania's participation in the Olympic Games.
History
The Romanian Olympic Committee ( ro, Comitetul Olimpic Român) was formed in 1 ...