Rudolf "Rudi" Maier (4 January 1945 – 8 December 2017)[1] was a West German fencer.
Maier, an épéeist, won the 1971 Heidenheim tournament, a premier event on the Fencing World Cup.
He competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics, collapsing during his first bout with a suspected blood clot on the brain; the incident rendered him quadriplegic thereafter.
[1] He was placed in Pool D. His first bout was against Jacques Ladègaillerie of France, a significant opponent who would go on to win the silver medal in the event.
[1][2] His hometown of Waldkirch holds an annual international épée tournament in his honor.