Cornel Marin
Corneliu "Cornel" Marin (born 19 January 1953) is a retired Romanian sabre fencer. He competed at the 1976, 1980 and 1984 Olympics and won team bronze medals in 1976 and 1984. He won three more team medals at the world championships in 1974–1977. In 1977, he was named Best Fencer of the Year in Romania.[2]
Marin at the 1976 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Corneliu Marin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 January 1953 Bucharest, Romania[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sabre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Viitorul Bucuresti (1967–72) CSA Steaua București (1972–85)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Lucian Glisca Dumitru Mustaţă[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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As a teenager Marin was trained as a fencer and jeweler. He eventually chose fencing as his profession, and worked as a fencing coach at CSA Steaua București after retiring from competitions in 1985.[2]
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Corneliu "Cornel" Marin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
- Corneliu Marin. Romanian Olympic Committee
External links
- Cornel Marin at Olympics.com
- Cornel Marin at Olympedia
- Cornel Marin at the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee (in Romanian)
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