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Cornel Marin

Not to be confused with Marin Mustață.Romanian fencer

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.

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 compe*ions in 1985.

References

    External links

    • Corneliu Marin at the International Olympic Committee
    • Corneliu Marin at the Comitetul Olimpic și Sportiv Român (in Romanian) (English translation)