Maria Vicol
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Maria•Vicol (Tăitiș-) |
| Used name | Maria•Vicol |
| Born | 17 October 1935 in București (Bucharest), București (ROU) |
| Died | 13 March 2015 in Sydney, New South Wales (AUS) |
| Measurements | 165 cm / 57 kg |
| NOC |  Romania |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 2 |
| Total | 2 |
Biography
Maria Vicol found her first international success at the 1956 World Junior Championships, where she won a silver medal, the first Romanian fencing medal in a major competition. During her career, which lasted until 1970, Vicol won two Olympic bronze medals (1960 in individual foil and 1968 in the team competition), was the 1969 World Team Champion, won team silvers at the 1965 and 1970 World Championships, and team bronze at the 1961 World Championships. After finishing her sporting career, Vicol worked as a fencing coach, at first with CS Cutezătorii and then with CSS1 Bucharest. Her most famous pupil was the 1996 Olympic foil champion Laura Badea. Vicol also served as an international fencing referee.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Summer Olympics | Fencing | ROU |
Maria Vicol | |||
| Foil, Individual, Women (Olympic) | 3 | Bronze | ||||
| Foil, Team, Women (Olympic) | Romania | =5 | ||||
| 1964 Summer Olympics | Fencing | ROU |
Maria Vicol | |||
| Foil, Individual, Women (Olympic) | 5 p3 r1/4 | |||||
| Foil, Team, Women (Olympic) | Romania | 5 | ||||
| 1968 Summer Olympics | Fencing | ROU |
Maria Vicol | |||
| Foil, Individual, Women (Olympic) | ||||||
| Foil, Team, Women (Olympic) | Romania | 3 | Bronze |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Universiade (1–0–0 1961 Sofia FEN gold: foil team)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Fencing Championships (1–2–2 1961 Torino bronze: foil team; 1965 Paris silver: foil team; 1967 Montréal bronze: foil team; 1969 La Habana gold: foil team; 1970 Ankara silver: foil team)