Marin Dan

Marin Dan
Personal information
Born30 August 1948 (1948-08-30) (age 76)
Ștefănești, Călărași County, Romania[1]
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
SportHandball
ClubDinamo Bucharest[2]
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Munich Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1974 East Germany Team

Marin Dan (born 30 August 1948) is a retired Romanian handball player. He earned 98 caps for the national team and scored 160 goals,[3] winning the world title in 1974 and an Olympic bronze medal in 1972. After retiring from competitions he worked for the Securitate in a counterintelligence unit.[3] He is married to the Olympic fencer Aurora Dan.[4]

  1. ^ Dan Marin. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Marin Dan. Romanian Olympic Committee
  3. ^ a b "Primul "terorist"a fost handbalist" (in Romanian). 19 December 2009. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  4. ^ După 25 de ani | Singurul «terorist» din ‘89 rupe tăcerea! Povestea incredibilă a sportivului angajat la Contraspionaj aproape linşat de revoluţionarii însetaţi de sânge. libertatea.ro (22 December 2014)