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Ana Maria Popescu

April 27, 2024

Ana Maria Popescu, formerly known as Ana Maria Brânză (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈana maˈri.a ˈbrɨnzə], born 26 November 1984), is a Romanian left-handed épée fencer.[2]

Ana Maria Brânză-Popescu
Personal information
Full nameAna Maria Florentina Brânză
Nickname(s)Brânzica[1] (and variants Brînzi, Brînzici)
Born (1984-11-26) 26 November 1984 (age 39)
Bucharest, Romania
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
CountryRomania
SportFencing
WeaponÉpée
HandLeft-handed
National coachDan Podeanu
ClubCSA Steaua București
Head coachGheorghe Epurescu, Cornel Milan
Former coachOctavian Zidaru
FIE ranking[1]
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 2 0
World Championships 2 2 3
European Championships 7 4 2
World Cup (individual) 13 10 10
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro Team épée
2008 Beijing Individual épée
2020 Tokyo Individual épée
World Championships
2010 Paris Team épée
2011 Catania Team épée
2015 Moscow Team épée
2018 Wuxi Individual épée
2002 Lisbon Individual épée
2011 Catania Individual épée
2013 Budapest Team épée
European Games
2015 Baku Individual épée
2015 Baku Team épée
European Championships
2006 Izmir Team épée
2008 Kiev Team épée
2009 Plovdiv Team épée
2011 Sheffield Team épée
2013 Zagreb Individual épée
2014 Strasbourg Team épée
2015 Montreux Team épée
2008 Kiev Individual épée
2012 Legnano Team épée
2013 Zagreb Team épée
2016 Toruń Individual épée
2011 Sheffield Individual épée
2016 Toruń Team épée

Popescu is a four-time team European champion, 2013 individual European champion, and two-time team world champion.

A five-time Olympian, Popescu is a two-time individual Olympic silver medalist and 2016 team Olympic champion.

Personal life edit

Brânză was born in 1984 in the Rahova district of Bucharest,[3] the second of two children. A very energetic child, she was pushed by her parents towards sport. She first tried tennis because the courts were not far from home,[4] but she left after one year because she was the only left-handed player and because of the lack of competitive events.[3] When she was ten, her elder brother Marius, who played football for a school team of CSA Steaua București, took her to his club's fencing hall in Ghencea.[5] She did not care much for the idea at first, as she was not a fan of The Three Musketeers, but she was attracted to the sport as soon as she set foot in the fencing hall.[3] She turned to épée because there was no other left-handed weapon available in the club when she began training.

Brânză became champion of Romania for her age group after only six months of training.[4] She was noticed by national coach Dan Podeanu, who after a trial selected her for centralized training. At 13 years old, at the beginning of class VIII, she left her family and moved to Craiova to train at the Junior Olympic Centre for épée with other athletes, much of which were older than her. She pursued her studies at the Petrache-Trișcu Sports High School, which later gave her name to one of its alleys.[6] The high school offers a specific curriculum for young athletes with three or four class hours a day, the rest being devoted to sport, but the sports facilities were in a rather run-down state in post-Ceaușescu Romania. For lack of a dedicated building, they first held their training sessions in the community hall of the high school. As there was no locker room, they had to change behind curtains.[3]

After her bacalaureat she was offered an athletic scholarship from an American university, but she chose to stay in Romania.[7] She first hoped to study psychology at university, before setting for the Faculty of sports and physical education of the University of Craiova, where she obtained a master in 2007.[5] The same year she was awarded the title of master emeritus in sports (Maestru Emerit al Sportului).

She joined in 2001 one of the main Romanian sport clubs, CSA Steaua, which is run by the Ministry of National Defence of Romania, and received the grade of sergeant.[5] She is however under no military obligation and is seconded full-time to her sport.[8] Being from a military family–her grandfather, father and brother served in the army–,[9] she regularly appears in uniform in the media.[10] She was promoted to lieutenant after her studies,[5] and as of 2015 holds the grade of major.[11]

Brânză supports AITA, an association for autistic children in Bucharest.[12] From September 2013 to November 2014 she ran the campaign Aleargă de ziua ta! ("run on your birthday") which encouraged people to celebrate their birthday by engaging in physical activity and gathering funds for a charitable cause.[13]

In August 2015, she married Pavel Popescu, who plays water polo for CSA Steaua, and announced her intention to change her name for competition.[14]

Also was involved in an animation project, to dubbed a character in Romanian for the movie "Rise of the guardians".[15]

Career edit

2001–2004 edit

Brânză won her first senior national championship at the age of fifteen.[16] She attended her first international competitions as a member of CSM–LPS Craiova. She took part in the 1999 Cadet World Championships in Keszthely, finishing only 28th, but the confrontation with fencers from countries with better training conditions spurred her to train harder: "I saw kids from France wearing immaculate white outfits, while I had a yellowed kit and sneakers ripped up at the toe. But I went after them to defeat them."[17]

She joined in 2001 the fencing section of CSA Steaua under coach Cornel Milan. The same year she posted her first significant result with a gold medal at the Cadet World Championships and a team silver medal at the Junior World Championships, both in Gdańsk. These achievements prompted the Romanian media to compare her to Olympic foil champion Laura Badea-Cârlescu, but she took exception to the comparison, claiming she wanted to do better than Badea.[18]

In 2002, Brânză won the gold medal at the Junior World Championships in Antalya after prevailing over China's Tan Li. She was praised for "a remarkable tactical mastery for a seventeen and a half year old girl".[19] The same year she took part in her first senior major competitions. At the European Championships in Moscow she reached the quarter-finals before being eliminated 9–15 by Lyubov Shutova. At the World Championships in Lisbon she made it to the semi-finals, where she was defeated 6–15 by Germany's Imke Duplitzer and came away with a bronze medal. She would later call it her fondest victory, because she was very young at the time and was there without her coach, with only her sabre colleagues as companions.[20]

Having reached the top quickly, she lost her previous fearlessness and began to feel apprehensive before her bouts: "When you get on the piste, it looks to you like your opponent is out to steal your dreams."[17] She struggled throughout the 2002–03 season, managing only a quarter-finals finish in Prague. A double gold medal haul at the Junior European Fencing in Porec helped her overcome the hurdle.[21] That season saw also the first apparition of the Romanian women's épée team in senior competitions, namely the 2003 World Fencing Championships, where they finished 8th.

In April 2004, she won the Junior World Championships again after defeating Bianca Del Carretto 15–14 in the final. She reached the quarter-finals in the senior European Championships in Copenhagen. She qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics by earning a silver medal at the zonal qualifying tournament in Ghent, seeing off top-seed Sophie Lamon of Switzerland in the table of 16, but losing in the final to Sonja Tol of the Netherlands.[22] For her Olympic début in Athens Brânză managed to beat experienced fencer Adrienn Hormay of Hungary, but stumbled in the table of 16 against China's Zhang Li and finished 16th. She later explained she felt overwhelmed by the Olympic experience[23] and like a child lost amongst big-name athletes.[24]

2004–2008 edit

In the 2004–05 season, she reached her first podium in the Fencing World Cup with a silver medal at the Budapest Grand Prix. This result, along with a quarter-final place at the 2005 World Championships in Leipzig, where she lost to Estonia's Maarika Võsu, allowed her to close the season in the Top 10 for the first time in her career. The next season she won her first World Cup title in Budapest and posted four top-eight finishes. At the European Championships in İzmir she was defeated in the second round by teammate Iuliana Măceșeanu. In the team event Romania prevailed 45–43 over Russia and met Hungary in the final. Brânză defeated Tímea Nagy in the last leg, allowing Romania to edge out a 33–32 win. This victory over a double Olympic champion encouraged her to think she could become a champion in her own right.[25] She reached the quarter-finals again at the 2006 World Championships in Turin, but yielded to Nagy this time.

In the 2007–08 season, Brânză claimed the gold medal at the St Petersburg World Cup, the silver in Budapest and Havana, and the bronze in Luxembourg and Barcelona. She climbed to the second place in world rankings, gaining qualification to the women's individual épée event of the 2008 Summer Olympics–[26] women's team épée did not feature on the Olympic programme for that edition. The 2008 European Championships held in Kiev in July were the last rehearsal before the Olympic Games. Brânză reached the semi-finals, where she saw off Russia's Anna Sivkova. In the final she lost 15–10 to Hormay, whom she had defeated at the Athens Olympics, and came away with the silver–her first individual European medal. In the team event Romania overcame Poland and Hungary, then largely prevailed over Germany in the final to earn their second continental title.[27]

In August, the Romanian delegation arrived in Beijing two weeks ahead of the competition.[28] Being the only Romanian epeeist at the Games, she trained with foilists Cristina Stahl and Virgil Sălișcan. As No.2 seed she received a bye in the first round. She then disposed 15–11 of Japan's Megumi Harada and beat 15–13 Russia's Lyubov Shutova to reach the semi-finals, where she met experienced, 39-year-old Ildikó Mincza-Nébald of Hungary. After a very balanced bout where no fencer managed to gain more than a two-hit advantage, Brânză struck the decisive hit to win her ticket to the final.[29] After a brief respite she met world No.1 Britta Heidemann of Germany, who acquired an early four-hit lead. Brânză rallied to 10–12 in the third and last period, but the German struck three hits in a row, closing the bout 11–15 with a double touche.[30] Brânza attributed Heidemann's victory to her superior physical condition, explaining that the German had "fenced like a man".[31]

For her silver medal, Brânză was awarded the Romanian order for sports merit (Ordinul "Meritul Sportiv"), second class.[32] She finished first in the overall women's épée World Cup for two consecutive seasons, 2007–2008 and 2008–2009. She was designated a member of the athletes commission of the International Fencing Federation by its executive committee for the period 2009–2013.[33]

2008–2012 edit

After the Olympics, Brânză began to complain of tendon pain in her weapon hand, but the competition rhythm did not allow her to attend to it.[4] At the 2009 European Championships in Plovdiv she was defeated in the second round by fellow Romanian Anca Măroiu, but secured her third continental team title after Romania defeated successively Russia, Germany and Poland. Teammate Simona Gherman jokingly referred to the team as the "Power Praf girls", after the Powerpuff Girls anime, because of the hardships of the match against Russia.[34] The nickname stuck. They would later incorporate it in their pre-match battle cry: "We're the Powerpuff Girls and we'll make mincemeat of you!" (Romanian: Suntem fetițele PowerPraf și am venit să vă facem pilaf!)[35]

Brânză was rested for the Romanian national championships to spare her hand.[36] She arrived with a No.1 ranking to the World Championships in Antalya, but warned beforehand that she was only fencing at 50 to 60% of her ability due to her wrist problems.[37] She was eliminated 9–10 in the table of 16 by Canada's Sherraine Schalm. Romania were defeated in the first round by Italy, again by a single hit, and finished sixth after the placement matches.

After this failure, Brânză resolved to address her wrist issues. Medical investigations in Romania and in France showed that her condition was operable, but that the surgery would likely end her fencing career. She chose instead to take a break in her career to follow a strict recovery program.[38] After a pause of several months, she earned a gold medal in her first two competitions, the Florina and Nanjing 2010 World Cup events.[4] Up to 2012 she suffered from left-wrist pains and had to get medical attention after each competition.[39]

 
The twice-world champion "Power Praf" girls: from L to R, Gherman, Măroiu, Dinu and Brânză

In the 2010 World Fencing Championships in Paris, Brânză was again eliminated early in the individual event, but won the first Romanian team gold in épée with Simona Gherman, Loredana Dinu and Anca Măroiu. Brânză contributed more than half the hits scored by Romania in the final against Germany.[40] Her last relay against Imke Duplitzer, which she won 18–10, was described as "a real example of technique and tactical intelligence" in an otherwise "quite monotonous" match.[41]

In 2011, Brânză took the bronze medal in the individual event of the 2011 European Fencing Championships in Sheffield and the gold medal in the team event after defeating Russia 45-31. The victory ceremony was marred by an incident when Trei culori, the former, communist-era national anthem of Romania, was played instead of the current Deșteaptă-te, române![42] Brânză decided to walk off in protest and convinced her teammates of following her.[42]

At the 2011 World Fencing Championships in Catania, Brânză was stopped in the semifinals by Sun Yujie of China and was doomed to a bronze medal, the second World Championships medal in her career. In the team event, the "Power Praf girls" saw off easily Great Britain then Poland, but Brânză was hit on her weapon hand during the quarter-finals against Poland and had to get medical attention. She fenced with a bandaged hand and only one relay in the semifinal against Germany, which Romania won with a tight score of 24–23. She was to be rested during the final against China, but was called eventually to replace a stressed out Măroiu. She lost her first relay 1–4 to Sun Yujie, but her 4–1 against Xu Anqi contributed to Romania's sudden-death victory.[43] Brânză was crowned team world champion for the second time in a row. For this performance she, Măroiu and Alexandru, as members of the military club CSA Steaua, received the emblem of honour of the Romanian Army (Romanian: emblema de onoare a Armatei României)[44] and all members of the team received honorary citizenship of Craiova.[45]

In May 2012, the Romanian team received new kit from their equipment sponsor PBT, including red, yellow, and blue coloured masks which allow them to form as a team the tricolour flag of Romania.[46] Because nobody else wanted it, Brânză opted for the yellow mask,[46] which has since become her trademark.[47] She was considered to carry the flag for Romania at the Olympics, but she declined, citing her left hand problem.[48]

Number 1 in world rankings in April 2012,[49] she went for gold in the London 2012 Summer Olympics,[28] but she was beaten 14–13 in the round of 16 by Ukraine's Yana Shemyakina, who eventually took the gold medal. The top-seed Romanian team she led was defeated 45–38 by 10th-ranked South Korea in the quarter-finals and fell short of the podium too. Brânză was quoted saying: "This is the most painful moment in my life."[50] After the Games three Romanian team members retired from sport, but Brânză decided to continue her career and announced her new goal was the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[51] After the resignation of her lifelong coach Dan Podeanu, she began training under Octavian Zidaru.

After the London Games edit

 
Brânză (left) and teammates celebrate Romania's bronze medal in the 2013 World Fencing Championships

In the 2012–13 season, Brânză made the podium in six out of eight entries in World Cup events, including gold medals in the Challenge International de Saint-Maur and the Havana Grand Prix.[52] She led CSA Steaua to a silver medal in the European Champion Clubs' Cup in Naples.[53] In May she won her 8th national title as well as the team event.[54]

Number one in the FIE world rankings, she went to the 2013 European Fencing Championships as favourite. She had a tight 15–14 win in the table of 32 against 17-year-old Alona Komarov of Israel.[55] Her later bouts were easier victories and she eventually earned the gold after defeating Italia's Francesca Quondamcarlo 15–11 in the final.[55] In the team event she led a largely renewed Romanian side, now nicknamed "Poky Power", scoring the decisive hit in the 44–43 quarter-final against Sweden; Romania then disposed of Hungary, but failed against Estonia in the final and came away with a silver medal.

During the 2013 World Fencing Championships in Budapest, Brânză made her way comfortably to the table of eight, but she was defeated in a tight 14–15 bout by Estonia's Julia Beljajeva, who eventually won the competition. In the team event, Romania defeated successively Denmark, Venezuela, and South Korea, reaping revenge on the defeat in the Olympic Games. They were stopped in the semifinals by Russia, which largely prevailed with a 44–33 victory. Romania then fought France in the match for the third place; Brânză entered the last leg on a 25–25 draw and beat Joséphine Jacques-André-Coquin 8–3 to secure the bronze medal.[56] Brânză was also elected a member of the athletes' commission in the elections held during the world championships.[57] She finished the year No.1 for a record-equalling third time and received a gold medal from the FIE during its centenary gala dinner in Paris at the Automobile Club de France on 30 November 2013.[58]

 
Brânză (left) and teammates at the semi-finals of the 2014 European Fencing Championships

In the 2013–14 season, Brânză took part in the World Combat Games in Saint-Petersburg, but failed to earn a medal after defeats against Emese Szász and Xu Anqi.[59] She finished fifth in the first World Cup event of the season in Doha after Julianna Révész defeated her 7–8 in quarter-finals, but won the gold medal in the team event, scoring the decisive hit in additional time in the last three matches.[60] She went on to win the Budapest Grand Prix, prevailing 15–7 against Irina Embrich in the final.[61] She later earned a bronze medal in Saint-Maur after being stopped in semifinals by China's Xu Anqi, who eventually won the competition.[62] After three podiums in Barcelona in 2011, 2012, and 2013, she exited the competition in the table of 8 after a 15–11 defeat against Qin Xue of China. In the team event, she led her team to the semi-finals, where Romania were defeated 35–20 by Russia. Romania then met the United States; Brânză scored the winning hit in additional time to earn bronze.[63] The rest of the season brought her no podium placings and she lost in May her world No.1 ranking to Emese Szász.

At the European Championships in Strasbourg, Brânză could not defend her title as she was beaten 8–9 in the table of 32 by teammate Simona Gherman, who eventually won a bronze medal.[64] In the team competition, No.2 seed Romania received a bye, then disposed of Ukraine 45–31, beat Italy 29–24 in the semi-final and overcame Russia 38–34 in a very tight and tactical final, allowing Brânză to win her fifth team European gold.[65] The World Championships in Kazan proved very disappointing as Brânză was stopped in the table of 16 by Estonia's Irina Embrich and slid to the fifth place in FIE rankings. In the team event, Romania prevailed over Germany, but were defeated in the table of 8 by Italy. Brânză entered on 25–24 for Italy in the last leg and was overcome 16–8 by newly crowned World champion Rossella Fiamingo. Romania entered the placement rounds and first defeated China, then the United States to take the fifth place in the competition. Following this failure, Octavian Zidaru was replaced as coach by Dan Podeanu,[66] whom Brânză regards as a second father[67] and who was persuaded to come back for a second stint.

Brânză entered the 2014–15 season with a silver medal at the Legnano World Cup after a 13–12 defeat in additional time against Ukraine's Anfisa Pochkalova. In the team event, she scored the winning hit in extra time in the semi-finals against Italy, but Romania were overcome by Estonia in the final and doomed to silver.[68] She posted another second place in Xuzhou after failing in the final against Emese Szász.[69] At the Doha Grand Prix her way to the podium was again blocked by Gherman, who defeated her 4–3 in the quarter-finals.[70]

The Barcelona World Cup in January 2015 proved disappointing as Brânză lost in the second round to Poland's Renata Knapik-Miazga, ranked 57th in the world. She subsequently slid to the 8th place in FIE rankings. In the team event, Romania saw off Israel, then China in the quarter-finals. However, Brânză injured her weapon hand after Sun Yujie accidentally collided with her. She fenced only part of the semifinal with Sweden, which overcame Romania 45-33. She did not fence at all in the small final, where a last-bout rally by Gherman allowed Romania to take the bronze medal.[71] After being rested for ten days, she reached the quarter-finals in the Buenos Aires World Cup, but lost to Korea's Shin A-lam. In the team event Romania prevailed over Venezuela and Estonia, then crushed Russia 45–24 before yielding 30–26 to Italy.[72] Their silver medal allowed them to climb to the third place in the World rankings. In March Brânză earned the silver medal at the Budapest after losing again to Shin in the final. [73] She subsequently reached the third place in FIE rankings. In May she was defeated by Anca Măroiu in the Romanian national championship and came away with a bronze medal.[74] She was rested for the Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix, but Shin A-lam's average result at the competition allowed Brânză to reach the second place in world rankings.[75]

At the 2015 European Championships in Montreux, Brânză switched her yellow mask for a tricolour one bearing Romanian colours. In the individual event she stopped short of the podium after a defeat in the quarter-finals to world No.1 Emese Szász.[76] In the team event, Romania saw off Ukraine, then met Sweden, coached by Romanian Adrian Pop. Brânză entered the last relay on a draw and defeating Sweden's captain Emma Samuelsson to bring her team in the final. As in the 2013 edition they met Estonia, which they defeated this time on 45-30.[77] Brânză claimed her sixth continental title, a record in women's épée. A few weeks later, she reached the final at the 2015 European Games in Baku after a sudden-death victory over Estonia's Erika Kirpu. She proceeded to defeat Russia's Yana Zvereva, winning Romania's first gold medal at the Games.[78] In the team event Romania reached the final, where they met the same Estonian team as at the European Championships and produced a repeat performance to allow Brânză a double gold haul.

At the 2015 World Championships in Moscow, Brânză was eliminated in the second round by Estonia's Katrina Lehis, whom she had always defeated before.[79] In the team event Romania defeated successively Turkey, Switzerland, Hungary and Ukraine to meet China in the final. Brânză opened the match against Xu Anqi, but failed to find an edge and was defeated 2-5. The following bouts proved as difficult and Brânză entered the last relay on 28-36. She could not bridge the gap and Romania lost eventually on 36-45, taking the silver medal.[80] Brânză finished the season World No.4.

Medal record edit

 
Brânză (yellow mask) during the match for the 3rd place against France in the 2013 World Fencing Championships

Olympic Games edit

Year Location Event Position
2008   Beijing, China Individual Women's Épée 2nd[81]
2016   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Team Women's Épée 1st[82]
2020   Tokyo, Japan Individual Women's Épée 2nd[83]

World Championship edit

Year Location Event Position
2010   Paris, France Team Women's Épée 1st[84]
2011   Catania, Italy Individual Women's Épée 3rd[85]
2011   Catania, Italy Team Women's Épée 1st[86]
2013   Budapest, Hungary Team Women's Épée 3rd[87]
2015   Moscow, Russia Team Women's Épée 2nd[88]
2018   Wuxi, China Individual Women's Épée 2nd[89]

European Championship edit

Year Location Event Position
2008   Kyiv, Ukraine Individual Women's Épée 2nd[90]
2008   Kyiv, Ukraine Team Women's Épée 3rd[91]
2009   Plovdiv, Bulgaria Team Women's Épée 1st[92]
2011   Sheffield, United Kingdom Individual Women's Épée 3rd[93]
2011   Sheffield, United Kingdom Team Women's Épée 1st[94]
2012   Legnano, Italy Team Women's Épée 2nd[95]
2013   Zagreb, Croatia Individual Women's Épée 1st[96]
2013   Zagreb, Croatia Team Women's Épée 2nd[97]
2014   Strasbourg, France Team Women's Épée 1st[98]
2015   Montreux, Switzerland Team Women's Épée 1st[99]
2016   Toruń, Poland Individual Women's Épée 2nd[100]
2016   Toruń, Poland Team Women's Épée 3rd[101]

Grand Prix edit

Date Location Event Position
21 January 2005   Budapest, Hungary Individual Women's Épée 2nd[102]
16 February 2007   Barcelona, Spain Individual Women's Épée 3rd[103]
18 January 2008   Budapest, Hungary Individual Women's Épée 2nd[104]
24 January 2009   Doha, Qatar Individual Women's Épée 1st[105]
2 June 2009   Rome, Italy Individual Women's Épée 2nd[106]
20 February 2009   Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France Individual Women's Épée 3rd[107]
15 May 2009   Nanjing, China Individual Women's Épée 1st[108]
14 May 2010   Nanjing, China Individual Women's Épée 1st[109]
2 February 2013   Budapest, Hungary Individual Women's Épée 3rd[110]
27 April 2013   Xuzhou, China Individual Women's Épée 2nd[111]
23 May 2013   Havana, Cuba Individual Women's Épée 1st[112]
2 January 2014   Budapest, Hungary Individual Women's Épée 1st[113]
20 March 2015   Budapest, Hungary Individual Women's Épée 2nd[114]
12 August 2017   Doha, Qatar Individual Women's Épée 1st[115]
3 August 2019   Budapest, Hungary Individual Women's Épée 1st[116]
5 March 2019   Cali, Colombia Individual Women's Épée 3rd[117]
24 January 2020   Doha, Qatar Individual Women's Épée 1st[118]

World Cup edit

Date Location Event Position
20 January 2006   Budapest, Hungary Individual Women's Épée 1st[119]
27 January 2007   Prague, Czech Republic Individual Women's Épée 2nd[120]
17 March 2007   Florina, Greece Individual Women's Épée 1st[121]
8 June 2007   Havana, Cuba Individual Women's Épée 3rd[122]
2 February 2008   Luxembourg Individual Women's Épée 3rd[123]
16 February 2008   Barcelona, Spain Individual Women's Épée 3rd[124]
8 March 2008   St. Petersburg, Russia Individual Women's Épée 1st[125]
6 June 2008   Havana, Cuba Individual Women's Épée 2nd[126]
14 March 2009   Florina, Greece Individual Women's Épée 3rd[127]
6 June 2009   Havana, Cuba Individual Women's Épée 1st[128]
13 March 2010   Florina, Greece Individual Women's Épée 1st[129]
9 June 2010   Havana, Cuba Individual Women's Épée 3rd[130]
11 March 2011   Barcelona, Spain Individual Women's Épée 1st[131]
9 March 2012   Barcelona, Spain Individual Women's Épée 1st[132]
19 January 2013   Doha, Qatar Individual Women's Épée 2nd[133]
1 March 2013   Katowice, Poland Individual Women's Épée 1st[134]
8 March 2013   Barcelona, Spain Individual Women's Épée 3rd[135]
28 February 2014   Katowice, Poland Individual Women's Épée 3rd[136]
24 October 2014   Legnano, Italy Individual Women's Épée 2nd[137]
14 November 2014   Xuzhou, China Individual Women's Épée 2nd[138]
13 November 2015   Nanjing, China Individual Women's Épée 1st[139]
22 January 2016   Barcelona, Spain Individual Women's Épée 3rd[140]
1 November 2019   Tallinn, Estonia Individual Women's Épée 1st[141]
1 October 2020   Havana, Cuba Individual Women's Épée 2nd[142]

Military sport edit

Military World Games/Military World Fencing Championships edit

Military European Fencing Championships edit

 
Brânză (yellow mask) v Emese Szász during the final of the Challenge International de Saint-Maur 2013

Cadet and junior edit

Junior World Fencing Championships edit

Junior European Fencing Championships edit

  •   Individual gold, 2003 Porec
  •   Team gold, 2003 Porec

Cadet World Fencing Championships edit

Awards and honours edit

 
Popescu on a 2021 stamp of Romania
  • Order for sports merit (Ordinul "Meritul Sportiv"), second class
  • Honorary citizen (cetățean de onoare) of Craiova[143] and Bușteni[144]
  • Aspen "Sports and Society Leadership" Award, 2013[145]

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maria, popescu, formerly, known, maria, brânză, romanian, pronunciation, ˈana, maˈri, ˈbrɨnzə, born, november, 1984, romanian, left, handed, épée, fencer, maria, brânză, popescubrânză, 2014, european, fencing, championshipspersonal, informationfull, nameana, m. Ana Maria Popescu formerly known as Ana Maria Branză Romanian pronunciation ˈana maˈri a ˈbrɨnze born 26 November 1984 is a Romanian left handed epee fencer 2 Ana Maria Branză PopescuBranză at the 2014 European Fencing ChampionshipsPersonal informationFull nameAna Maria Florentina BranzăNickname s Branzica 1 and variants Brinzi Brinzici Born 1984 11 26 26 November 1984 age 39 Bucharest RomaniaHeight1 75 m 5 ft 9 in Weight63 kg 139 lb SportCountryRomaniaSportFencingWeaponEpeeHandLeft handedNational coachDan PodeanuClubCSA Steaua BucureștiHead coachGheorghe Epurescu Cornel MilanFormer coachOctavian ZidaruFIE ranking 1 Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 1 2 0 World Championships 2 2 3 European Championships 7 4 2 World Cup individual 13 10 10 Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team epee 2008 Beijing Individual epee 2020 Tokyo Individual epee World Championships 2010 Paris Team epee 2011 Catania Team epee 2015 Moscow Team epee 2018 Wuxi Individual epee 2002 Lisbon Individual epee 2011 Catania Individual epee 2013 Budapest Team epee European Games 2015 Baku Individual epee 2015 Baku Team epee European Championships 2006 Izmir Team epee 2008 Kiev Team epee 2009 Plovdiv Team epee 2011 Sheffield Team epee 2013 Zagreb Individual epee 2014 Strasbourg Team epee 2015 Montreux Team epee 2008 Kiev Individual epee 2012 Legnano Team epee 2013 Zagreb Team epee 2016 Torun Individual epee 2011 Sheffield Individual epee 2016 Torun Team epee Popescu is a four time team European champion 2013 individual European champion and two time team world champion A five time Olympian Popescu is a two time individual Olympic silver medalist and 2016 team Olympic champion Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 2 1 2001 2004 2 2 2004 2008 2 3 2008 2012 2 4 After the London Games 3 Medal record 3 1 Olympic Games 3 2 World Championship 3 3 European Championship 3 4 Grand Prix 3 5 World Cup 3 6 Military sport 3 6 1 Military World Games Military World Fencing Championships 3 6 2 Military European Fencing Championships 3 7 Cadet and junior 3 7 1 Junior World Fencing Championships 3 7 2 Junior European Fencing Championships 3 7 3 Cadet World Fencing Championships 4 Awards and honours 5 References 6 External linksPersonal life editBranză was born in 1984 in the Rahova district of Bucharest 3 the second of two children A very energetic child she was pushed by her parents towards sport She first tried tennis because the courts were not far from home 4 but she left after one year because she was the only left handed player and because of the lack of competitive events 3 When she was ten her elder brother Marius who played football for a school team of CSA Steaua București took her to his club s fencing hall in Ghencea 5 She did not care much for the idea at first as she was not a fan of The Three Musketeers but she was attracted to the sport as soon as she set foot in the fencing hall 3 She turned to epee because there was no other left handed weapon available in the club when she began training Branză became champion of Romania for her age group after only six months of training 4 She was noticed by national coach Dan Podeanu who after a trial selected her for centralized training At 13 years old at the beginning of class VIII she left her family and moved to Craiova to train at the Junior Olympic Centre for epee with other athletes much of which were older than her She pursued her studies at the Petrache Trișcu Sports High School which later gave her name to one of its alleys 6 The high school offers a specific curriculum for young athletes with three or four class hours a day the rest being devoted to sport but the sports facilities were in a rather run down state in post Ceaușescu Romania For lack of a dedicated building they first held their training sessions in the community hall of the high school As there was no locker room they had to change behind curtains 3 After her bacalaureat she was offered an athletic scholarship from an American university but she chose to stay in Romania 7 She first hoped to study psychology at university before setting for the Faculty of sports and physical education of the University of Craiova where she obtained a master in 2007 5 The same year she was awarded the title of master emeritus in sports Maestru Emerit al Sportului She joined in 2001 one of the main Romanian sport clubs CSA Steaua which is run by the Ministry of National Defence of Romania and received the grade of sergeant 5 She is however under no military obligation and is seconded full time to her sport 8 Being from a military family her grandfather father and brother served in the army 9 she regularly appears in uniform in the media 10 She was promoted to lieutenant after her studies 5 and as of 2015 update holds the grade of major 11 Branză supports AITA an association for autistic children in Bucharest 12 From September 2013 to November 2014 she ran the campaign Aleargă de ziua ta run on your birthday which encouraged people to celebrate their birthday by engaging in physical activity and gathering funds for a charitable cause 13 In August 2015 she married Pavel Popescu who plays water polo for CSA Steaua and announced her intention to change her name for competition 14 Also was involved in an animation project to dubbed a character in Romanian for the movie Rise of the guardians 15 Career edit2001 2004 edit Branză won her first senior national championship at the age of fifteen 16 She attended her first international competitions as a member of CSM LPS Craiova She took part in the 1999 Cadet World Championships in Keszthely finishing only 28th but the confrontation with fencers from countries with better training conditions spurred her to train harder I saw kids from France wearing immaculate white outfits while I had a yellowed kit and sneakers ripped up at the toe But I went after them to defeat them 17 She joined in 2001 the fencing section of CSA Steaua under coach Cornel Milan The same year she posted her first significant result with a gold medal at the Cadet World Championships and a team silver medal at the Junior World Championships both in Gdansk These achievements prompted the Romanian media to compare her to Olympic foil champion Laura Badea Carlescu but she took exception to the comparison claiming she wanted to do better than Badea 18 In 2002 Branză won the gold medal at the Junior World Championships in Antalya after prevailing over China s Tan Li She was praised for a remarkable tactical mastery for a seventeen and a half year old girl 19 The same year she took part in her first senior major competitions At the European Championships in Moscow she reached the quarter finals before being eliminated 9 15 by Lyubov Shutova At the World Championships in Lisbon she made it to the semi finals where she was defeated 6 15 by Germany s Imke Duplitzer and came away with a bronze medal She would later call it her fondest victory because she was very young at the time and was there without her coach with only her sabre colleagues as companions 20 Having reached the top quickly she lost her previous fearlessness and began to feel apprehensive before her bouts When you get on the piste it looks to you like your opponent is out to steal your dreams 17 She struggled throughout the 2002 03 season managing only a quarter finals finish in Prague A double gold medal haul at the Junior European Fencing in Porec helped her overcome the hurdle 21 That season saw also the first apparition of the Romanian women s epee team in senior competitions namely the 2003 World Fencing Championships where they finished 8th In April 2004 she won the Junior World Championships again after defeating Bianca Del Carretto 15 14 in the final She reached the quarter finals in the senior European Championships in Copenhagen She qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics by earning a silver medal at the zonal qualifying tournament in Ghent seeing off top seed Sophie Lamon of Switzerland in the table of 16 but losing in the final to Sonja Tol of the Netherlands 22 For her Olympic debut in Athens Branză managed to beat experienced fencer Adrienn Hormay of Hungary but stumbled in the table of 16 against China s Zhang Li and finished 16th She later explained she felt overwhelmed by the Olympic experience 23 and like a child lost amongst big name athletes 24 2004 2008 edit In the 2004 05 season she reached her first podium in the Fencing World Cup with a silver medal at the Budapest Grand Prix This result along with a quarter final place at the 2005 World Championships in Leipzig where she lost to Estonia s Maarika Vosu allowed her to close the season in the Top 10 for the first time in her career The next season she won her first World Cup title in Budapest and posted four top eight finishes At the European Championships in Izmir she was defeated in the second round by teammate Iuliana Măceșeanu In the team event Romania prevailed 45 43 over Russia and met Hungary in the final Branză defeated Timea Nagy in the last leg allowing Romania to edge out a 33 32 win This victory over a double Olympic champion encouraged her to think she could become a champion in her own right 25 She reached the quarter finals again at the 2006 World Championships in Turin but yielded to Nagy this time In the 2007 08 season Branză claimed the gold medal at the St Petersburg World Cup the silver in Budapest and Havana and the bronze in Luxembourg and Barcelona She climbed to the second place in world rankings gaining qualification to the women s individual epee event of the 2008 Summer Olympics 26 women s team epee did not feature on the Olympic programme for that edition The 2008 European Championships held in Kiev in July were the last rehearsal before the Olympic Games Branză reached the semi finals where she saw off Russia s Anna Sivkova In the final she lost 15 10 to Hormay whom she had defeated at the Athens Olympics and came away with the silver her first individual European medal In the team event Romania overcame Poland and Hungary then largely prevailed over Germany in the final to earn their second continental title 27 In August the Romanian delegation arrived in Beijing two weeks ahead of the competition 28 Being the only Romanian epeeist at the Games she trained with foilists Cristina Stahl and Virgil Sălișcan As No 2 seed she received a bye in the first round She then disposed 15 11 of Japan s Megumi Harada and beat 15 13 Russia s Lyubov Shutova to reach the semi finals where she met experienced 39 year old Ildiko Mincza Nebald of Hungary After a very balanced bout where no fencer managed to gain more than a two hit advantage Branză struck the decisive hit to win her ticket to the final 29 After a brief respite she met world No 1 Britta Heidemann of Germany who acquired an early four hit lead Branză rallied to 10 12 in the third and last period but the German struck three hits in a row closing the bout 11 15 with a double touche 30 Branza attributed Heidemann s victory to her superior physical condition explaining that the German had fenced like a man 31 For her silver medal Branză was awarded the Romanian order for sports merit Ordinul Meritul Sportiv second class 32 She finished first in the overall women s epee World Cup for two consecutive seasons 2007 2008 and 2008 2009 She was designated a member of the athletes commission of the International Fencing Federation by its executive committee for the period 2009 2013 33 2008 2012 edit After the Olympics Branză began to complain of tendon pain in her weapon hand but the competition rhythm did not allow her to attend to it 4 At the 2009 European Championships in Plovdiv she was defeated in the second round by fellow Romanian Anca Măroiu but secured her third continental team title after Romania defeated successively Russia Germany and Poland Teammate Simona Gherman jokingly referred to the team as the Power Praf girls after the Powerpuff Girls anime because of the hardships of the match against Russia 34 The nickname stuck They would later incorporate it in their pre match battle cry We re the Powerpuff Girls and we ll make mincemeat of you Romanian Suntem fetițele PowerPraf și am venit să vă facem pilaf 35 Branză was rested for the Romanian national championships to spare her hand 36 She arrived with a No 1 ranking to the World Championships in Antalya but warned beforehand that she was only fencing at 50 to 60 of her ability due to her wrist problems 37 She was eliminated 9 10 in the table of 16 by Canada s Sherraine Schalm Romania were defeated in the first round by Italy again by a single hit and finished sixth after the placement matches After this failure Branză resolved to address her wrist issues Medical investigations in Romania and in France showed that her condition was operable but that the surgery would likely end her fencing career She chose instead to take a break in her career to follow a strict recovery program 38 After a pause of several months she earned a gold medal in her first two competitions the Florina and Nanjing 2010 World Cup events 4 Up to 2012 she suffered from left wrist pains and had to get medical attention after each competition 39 nbsp The twice world champion Power Praf girls from L to R Gherman Măroiu Dinu and Branză In the 2010 World Fencing Championships in Paris Branză was again eliminated early in the individual event but won the first Romanian team gold in epee with Simona Gherman Loredana Dinu and Anca Măroiu Branză contributed more than half the hits scored by Romania in the final against Germany 40 Her last relay against Imke Duplitzer which she won 18 10 was described as a real example of technique and tactical intelligence in an otherwise quite monotonous match 41 In 2011 Branză took the bronze medal in the individual event of the 2011 European Fencing Championships in Sheffield and the gold medal in the team event after defeating Russia 45 31 The victory ceremony was marred by an incident when Trei culori the former communist era national anthem of Romania was played instead of the current Deșteaptă te romane 42 Branză decided to walk off in protest and convinced her teammates of following her 42 At the 2011 World Fencing Championships in Catania Branză was stopped in the semifinals by Sun Yujie of China and was doomed to a bronze medal the second World Championships medal in her career In the team event the Power Praf girls saw off easily Great Britain then Poland but Branză was hit on her weapon hand during the quarter finals against Poland and had to get medical attention She fenced with a bandaged hand and only one relay in the semifinal against Germany which Romania won with a tight score of 24 23 She was to be rested during the final against China but was called eventually to replace a stressed out Măroiu She lost her first relay 1 4 to Sun Yujie but her 4 1 against Xu Anqi contributed to Romania s sudden death victory 43 Branză was crowned team world champion for the second time in a row For this performance she Măroiu and Alexandru as members of the military club CSA Steaua received the emblem of honour of the Romanian Army Romanian emblema de onoare a Armatei Romaniei 44 and all members of the team received honorary citizenship of Craiova 45 In May 2012 the Romanian team received new kit from their equipment sponsor PBT including red yellow and blue coloured masks which allow them to form as a team the tricolour flag of Romania 46 Because nobody else wanted it Branză opted for the yellow mask 46 which has since become her trademark 47 She was considered to carry the flag for Romania at the Olympics but she declined citing her left hand problem 48 Number 1 in world rankings in April 2012 49 she went for gold in the London 2012 Summer Olympics 28 but she was beaten 14 13 in the round of 16 by Ukraine s Yana Shemyakina who eventually took the gold medal The top seed Romanian team she led was defeated 45 38 by 10th ranked South Korea in the quarter finals and fell short of the podium too Branză was quoted saying This is the most painful moment in my life 50 After the Games three Romanian team members retired from sport but Branză decided to continue her career and announced her new goal was the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro 51 After the resignation of her lifelong coach Dan Podeanu she began training under Octavian Zidaru After the London Games edit nbsp Branză left and teammates celebrate Romania s bronze medal in the 2013 World Fencing Championships In the 2012 13 season Branză made the podium in six out of eight entries in World Cup events including gold medals in the Challenge International de Saint Maur and the Havana Grand Prix 52 She led CSA Steaua to a silver medal in the European Champion Clubs Cup in Naples 53 In May she won her 8th national title as well as the team event 54 Number one in the FIE world rankings she went to the 2013 European Fencing Championships as favourite She had a tight 15 14 win in the table of 32 against 17 year old Alona Komarov of Israel 55 Her later bouts were easier victories and she eventually earned the gold after defeating Italia s Francesca Quondamcarlo 15 11 in the final 55 In the team event she led a largely renewed Romanian side now nicknamed Poky Power scoring the decisive hit in the 44 43 quarter final against Sweden Romania then disposed of Hungary but failed against Estonia in the final and came away with a silver medal During the 2013 World Fencing Championships in Budapest Branză made her way comfortably to the table of eight but she was defeated in a tight 14 15 bout by Estonia s Julia Beljajeva who eventually won the competition In the team event Romania defeated successively Denmark Venezuela and South Korea reaping revenge on the defeat in the Olympic Games They were stopped in the semifinals by Russia which largely prevailed with a 44 33 victory Romania then fought France in the match for the third place Branză entered the last leg on a 25 25 draw and beat Josephine Jacques Andre Coquin 8 3 to secure the bronze medal 56 Branză was also elected a member of the athletes commission in the elections held during the world championships 57 She finished the year No 1 for a record equalling third time and received a gold medal from the FIE during its centenary gala dinner in Paris at the Automobile Club de France on 30 November 2013 58 nbsp Branză left and teammates at the semi finals of the 2014 European Fencing Championships In the 2013 14 season Branză took part in the World Combat Games in Saint Petersburg but failed to earn a medal after defeats against Emese Szasz and Xu Anqi 59 She finished fifth in the first World Cup event of the season in Doha after Julianna Revesz defeated her 7 8 in quarter finals but won the gold medal in the team event scoring the decisive hit in additional time in the last three matches 60 She went on to win the Budapest Grand Prix prevailing 15 7 against Irina Embrich in the final 61 She later earned a bronze medal in Saint Maur after being stopped in semifinals by China s Xu Anqi who eventually won the competition 62 After three podiums in Barcelona in 2011 2012 and 2013 she exited the competition in the table of 8 after a 15 11 defeat against Qin Xue of China In the team event she led her team to the semi finals where Romania were defeated 35 20 by Russia Romania then met the United States Branză scored the winning hit in additional time to earn bronze 63 The rest of the season brought her no podium placings and she lost in May her world No 1 ranking to Emese Szasz At the European Championships in Strasbourg Branză could not defend her title as she was beaten 8 9 in the table of 32 by teammate Simona Gherman who eventually won a bronze medal 64 In the team competition No 2 seed Romania received a bye then disposed of Ukraine 45 31 beat Italy 29 24 in the semi final and overcame Russia 38 34 in a very tight and tactical final allowing Branză to win her fifth team European gold 65 The World Championships in Kazan proved very disappointing as Branză was stopped in the table of 16 by Estonia s Irina Embrich and slid to the fifth place in FIE rankings In the team event Romania prevailed over Germany but were defeated in the table of 8 by Italy Branză entered on 25 24 for Italy in the last leg and was overcome 16 8 by newly crowned World champion Rossella Fiamingo Romania entered the placement rounds and first defeated China then the United States to take the fifth place in the competition Following this failure Octavian Zidaru was replaced as coach by Dan Podeanu 66 whom Branză regards as a second father 67 and who was persuaded to come back for a second stint Branză entered the 2014 15 season with a silver medal at the Legnano World Cup after a 13 12 defeat in additional time against Ukraine s Anfisa Pochkalova In the team event she scored the winning hit in extra time in the semi finals against Italy but Romania were overcome by Estonia in the final and doomed to silver 68 She posted another second place in Xuzhou after failing in the final against Emese Szasz 69 At the Doha Grand Prix her way to the podium was again blocked by Gherman who defeated her 4 3 in the quarter finals 70 The Barcelona World Cup in January 2015 proved disappointing as Branză lost in the second round to Poland s Renata Knapik Miazga ranked 57th in the world She subsequently slid to the 8th place in FIE rankings In the team event Romania saw off Israel then China in the quarter finals However Branză injured her weapon hand after Sun Yujie accidentally collided with her She fenced only part of the semifinal with Sweden which overcame Romania 45 33 She did not fence at all in the small final where a last bout rally by Gherman allowed Romania to take the bronze medal 71 After being rested for ten days she reached the quarter finals in the Buenos Aires World Cup but lost to Korea s Shin A lam In the team event Romania prevailed over Venezuela and Estonia then crushed Russia 45 24 before yielding 30 26 to Italy 72 Their silver medal allowed them to climb to the third place in the World rankings In March Branză earned the silver medal at the Budapest after losing again to Shin in the final 73 She subsequently reached the third place in FIE rankings In May she was defeated by Anca Măroiu in the Romanian national championship and came away with a bronze medal 74 She was rested for the Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix but Shin A lam s average result at the competition allowed Branză to reach the second place in world rankings 75 At the 2015 European Championships in Montreux Branză switched her yellow mask for a tricolour one bearing Romanian colours In the individual event she stopped short of the podium after a defeat in the quarter finals to world No 1 Emese Szasz 76 In the team event Romania saw off Ukraine then met Sweden coached by Romanian Adrian Pop Branză entered the last relay on a draw and defeating Sweden s captain Emma Samuelsson to bring her team in the final As in the 2013 edition they met Estonia which they defeated this time on 45 30 77 Branză claimed her sixth continental title a record in women s epee A few weeks later she reached the final at the 2015 European Games in Baku after a sudden death victory over Estonia s Erika Kirpu She proceeded to defeat Russia s Yana Zvereva winning Romania s first gold medal at the Games 78 In the team event Romania reached the final where they met the same Estonian team as at the European Championships and produced a repeat performance to allow Branză a double gold haul At the 2015 World Championships in Moscow Branză was eliminated in the second round by Estonia s Katrina Lehis whom she had always defeated before 79 In the team event Romania defeated successively Turkey Switzerland Hungary and Ukraine to meet China in the final Branză opened the match against Xu Anqi but failed to find an edge and was defeated 2 5 The following bouts proved as difficult and Branză entered the last relay on 28 36 She could not bridge the gap and Romania lost eventually on 36 45 taking the silver medal 80 Branză finished the season World No 4 Medal record edit nbsp Branză yellow mask during the match for the 3rd place against France in the 2013 World Fencing Championships Olympic Games edit Year Location Event Position 2008 nbsp Beijing China Individual Women s Epee 2nd 81 2016 nbsp Rio de Janeiro Brazil Team Women s Epee 1st 82 2020 nbsp Tokyo Japan Individual Women s Epee 2nd 83 World Championship edit Year Location Event Position 2010 nbsp Paris France Team Women s Epee 1st 84 2011 nbsp Catania Italy Individual Women s Epee 3rd 85 2011 nbsp Catania Italy Team Women s Epee 1st 86 2013 nbsp Budapest Hungary Team Women s Epee 3rd 87 2015 nbsp Moscow Russia Team Women s Epee 2nd 88 2018 nbsp Wuxi China Individual Women s Epee 2nd 89 European Championship edit Year Location Event Position 2008 nbsp Kyiv Ukraine Individual Women s Epee 2nd 90 2008 nbsp Kyiv Ukraine Team Women s Epee 3rd 91 2009 nbsp Plovdiv Bulgaria Team Women s Epee 1st 92 2011 nbsp Sheffield United Kingdom Individual Women s Epee 3rd 93 2011 nbsp Sheffield United Kingdom Team Women s Epee 1st 94 2012 nbsp Legnano Italy Team Women s Epee 2nd 95 2013 nbsp Zagreb Croatia Individual Women s Epee 1st 96 2013 nbsp Zagreb Croatia Team Women s Epee 2nd 97 2014 nbsp Strasbourg France Team Women s Epee 1st 98 2015 nbsp Montreux Switzerland Team Women s Epee 1st 99 2016 nbsp Torun Poland Individual Women s Epee 2nd 100 2016 nbsp Torun Poland Team Women s Epee 3rd 101 Grand Prix edit Date Location Event Position 21 January 2005 nbsp Budapest Hungary Individual Women s Epee 2nd 102 16 February 2007 nbsp Barcelona Spain Individual Women s Epee 3rd 103 18 January 2008 nbsp Budapest Hungary Individual Women s Epee 2nd 104 24 January 2009 nbsp Doha Qatar Individual Women s Epee 1st 105 2 June 2009 nbsp Rome Italy Individual Women s Epee 2nd 106 20 February 2009 nbsp Saint Maur des Fosses France Individual Women s Epee 3rd 107 15 May 2009 nbsp Nanjing China Individual Women s Epee 1st 108 14 May 2010 nbsp Nanjing China Individual Women s Epee 1st 109 2 February 2013 nbsp Budapest Hungary Individual Women s Epee 3rd 110 27 April 2013 nbsp Xuzhou China Individual Women s Epee 2nd 111 23 May 2013 nbsp Havana Cuba Individual Women s Epee 1st 112 2 January 2014 nbsp Budapest Hungary Individual Women s Epee 1st 113 20 March 2015 nbsp Budapest Hungary Individual Women s Epee 2nd 114 12 August 2017 nbsp Doha Qatar Individual Women s Epee 1st 115 3 August 2019 nbsp Budapest Hungary Individual Women s Epee 1st 116 5 March 2019 nbsp Cali Colombia Individual Women s Epee 3rd 117 24 January 2020 nbsp Doha Qatar Individual Women s Epee 1st 118 World Cup edit Date Location Event Position 20 January 2006 nbsp Budapest Hungary Individual Women s Epee 1st 119 27 January 2007 nbsp Prague Czech Republic Individual Women s Epee 2nd 120 17 March 2007 nbsp Florina Greece Individual Women s Epee 1st 121 8 June 2007 nbsp Havana Cuba Individual Women s Epee 3rd 122 2 February 2008 nbsp Luxembourg Individual Women s Epee 3rd 123 16 February 2008 nbsp Barcelona Spain Individual Women s Epee 3rd 124 8 March 2008 nbsp St Petersburg Russia Individual Women s Epee 1st 125 6 June 2008 nbsp Havana Cuba Individual Women s Epee 2nd 126 14 March 2009 nbsp Florina Greece Individual Women s Epee 3rd 127 6 June 2009 nbsp Havana Cuba Individual Women s Epee 1st 128 13 March 2010 nbsp Florina Greece Individual Women s Epee 1st 129 9 June 2010 nbsp Havana Cuba Individual Women s Epee 3rd 130 11 March 2011 nbsp Barcelona Spain Individual Women s Epee 1st 131 9 March 2012 nbsp Barcelona Spain Individual Women s Epee 1st 132 19 January 2013 nbsp Doha Qatar Individual Women s Epee 2nd 133 1 March 2013 nbsp Katowice Poland Individual Women s Epee 1st 134 8 March 2013 nbsp Barcelona Spain Individual Women s Epee 3rd 135 28 February 2014 nbsp Katowice Poland Individual Women s Epee 3rd 136 24 October 2014 nbsp Legnano Italy Individual Women s Epee 2nd 137 14 November 2014 nbsp Xuzhou China Individual Women s Epee 2nd 138 13 November 2015 nbsp Nanjing China Individual Women s Epee 1st 139 22 January 2016 nbsp Barcelona Spain Individual Women s Epee 3rd 140 1 November 2019 nbsp Tallinn Estonia Individual Women s Epee 1st 141 1 October 2020 nbsp Havana Cuba Individual Women s Epee 2nd 142 Military sport edit Military World Games Military World Fencing Championships edit nbsp Team gold 2011 Rio de Janeiro nbsp Team gold 2010 Caracas nbsp Individual gold 2006 Bucharest nbsp Team gold 2005 Bucharest nbsp Individual gold 2005 Grosseto nbsp Individual bronze 2010 Caracas nbsp Team bronze 2005 Grosseto Military European Fencing Championships edit nbsp Individual gold 2009 Goteborg nbsp Team gold 2009 Goteborg nbsp Branză yellow mask v Emese Szasz during the final of the Challenge International de Saint Maur 2013 Cadet and junior edit Junior World Fencing Championships edit nbsp Individual gold 2004 Plovdiv nbsp Individual gold 2002 Antalya nbsp Team silver 2001 Gdansk with Loredana Iordăchioiu and Iuliana Măceșeanu nbsp Team bronze 2004 Plovdiv with Loredana Iordăchioiu and Simona Alexandru Junior European Fencing Championships edit nbsp Individual gold 2003 Porec nbsp Team gold 2003 Porec Cadet World Fencing Championships edit nbsp Individual gold 2001 GdanskAwards and honours edit nbsp Popescu on a 2021 stamp of Romania Order for sports merit Ordinul Meritul Sportiv second class Honorary citizen cetățean de onoare of Craiova 143 and Bușteni 144 Aspen Sports and Society Leadership Award 2013 145 References edit Branză means cheese in Romanian Branzica is a diminutive meaning literally small cheese INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION The International Fencing Federation official website INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION The International Fencing Federation official website Retrieved 2021 06 11 a b c d Carmen Constantin 7 April 2012 Ana Maria Branză scrimeră La școală imi plăcea mai 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bronzul la Europeanul de scrimă de la Montreux ProSport in Romanian 6 June 2015 Roxana Fleșeru 10 June 2015 Stăpinele Europei Echipa feminină de spadă a cucerit al șaselea aur continental Gazeta Sporturilor in Romanian Roxana Fleșeru 24 June 2015 Unica Ana Maria Brinză a ciștigat singura medalie de aur de pină acum pentru delegația Romaniei la Jocurile Olimpice Europene Gazeta Sporturilor in Romanian Marius Huțu 15 July 2015 Loredana Dinu și Simona Gherman s au oprit in sferturi in proba de spadă Ana Maria Branză eliminată in turul 2 ProSport in Romanian Roxana Fleșeru 19 July 2015 Argintul de la Moscova Echipa feminină de spadă a ocupat locul al doilea la Campionatele Mondiale Gazeta Sporturilor in Romanian INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION The International Fencing Federation official website INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION The International Fencing Federation official website Retrieved 11 June 2021 INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION The International Fencing Federation official 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