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]

Cornel Marin

Marin at the 1976 Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Corneliu Marin
Born	(1953-01-19) 19 January 1953 (age 71) Bucharest, Romania[1]
Height	177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Sport	Fencing
Event	Sabre
Club	Viitorul Bucuresti (1967–72) CSA Steaua București (1972–85)[2]
Coached by	Lucian Glisca Dumitru Mustaţă[2]
Medal record Representing  Romania Olympic Games 1976 Montréal Sabre, team 1984 Los Angeles Sabre, team World Fencing Championships 1974 Grenoble Sabre, team 1975 Budapest Sabre, team 1977 Buenos Aires Sabre, team Universiade Sofia 1977 Sabre, Individual Sofia 1977 Sabre, Team 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]