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]

Not to be confused with Marin Mustață.

Cornel Marin
Marin at the 1976 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameCorneliu Marin
Born (1953-01-19) 19 January 1953
Bucharest, Romania[1]
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
SportFencing
Event(s)Sabre
ClubViitorul Bucuresti (1967–72)
CSA Steaua București (1972–85)[2]
Coached byLucian Glisca
Dumitru Mustaţă[2]
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1976 MontréalSabre, team
Bronze medal – third place1984 Los AngelesSabre, team
World Fencing Championships
Silver medal – second place1974 GrenobleSabre, team
Bronze medal – third place1975 BudapestSabre, team
Silver medal – second place1977 Buenos AiresSabre, team
Universiade
Gold medal – first place Sofia 1977 Sabre, Individual
Gold medal – first place Sofia 1977 Sabre, Team
Bronze medal – third place Bucharest 1981 Sabre, Team

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
  1. 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.
  2. Corneliu Marin. Romanian Olympic Committee


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