Maria Vicol

Maria Vicol (née Taitiș, 17 October 1935 – 13 March 2015) was a Romanian foil fencer, Olympic bronze medalist in 1960 and an Olympic team bronze medalist in 1968.

[2][3] Vicol took up fencing at Progresul Bucharest, where she was trained by Angelo Pellegrini.

This was followed by a bronze medal in the individual foil at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.

[4] She also earned a team bronze medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico.

She then moved to CS Bucharest, where she discovered the future Olympic champion Laura Badea-Cârlescu.