Born: 4 July 1963

Birthplace: Padua (Italy)

Nationality: Italy

Sport: Fencing

ATTENDANCE AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES

Los Angeles 1984

Seoul 1988

Barcelona 1992

AWARDS

Olympic medals:

Gold: 1

Silver: 2

Bronze: 1

Other results:

World Championships

Gold: 1 (95)

Silver: 2 (82, 93)

Bronze: 1 (83)

Sabre stalwart

Sabre fencer Marco Marin made his Olympic debut at the Los Angeles Games of 1984. After defeating Hervé Granger-Veyron of France 10-4 in the semifinals, he faced another Frenchman, Jean-François Lamour in the final. Marin fell behind 5-9, but then caught up, only to lose by single touch, 11-12. In the team sabre event, Marin led the Italian squad to victory, winning three matches in Italy's 9-3 defeat of France in the gold-medal contest. Marin was less successful at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. He placed fourteenth in the individual event, but helped Italy score a one-touch victory over France to gain a bronze medal in the team event. Four years later, at the Barcelona Games, Marin lost to Lamour in the elimination round, 4-6, 2-5, but in the semifinals, he had the opportunity to fence against his Olympic nemesis once more. This time, Marin defeated Lamour 6-4, 5-3. In the final, Marin lost to Bence Szabó of Hungary, but in earning the silver medal, he did bring his career Olympics medal total to four.