After the Munich Olympics, Octavian Vintila retired from high level fencing and started a lifetime career in sports reporting for Romania's public radio station, became a well known voice in sports reporting, and covered all the Olympics until Beijing, 2008.
After the Munich Olympics, Octavian Vintila retired from high level fencing and started a lifetime career in sports reporting for Romania's public radio station and became a well known voice in sports reporting. A graduate of the Sports and Physical Education Institute (ICF), he also graduated in journalism studies, and covered all the Olympics until Beijing, 2008.