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Marius Urzică

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Marius Daniel Urzică (born 30 September 1975 in Toplița, Romania) is a Romanian gymnast. Urzică is an Olympic champion, a three-time world champion and a three-time European champion on pommel horse. He competed at three Olympic Games, medaling each time on pommel horse (gold Sydney 2000, silver Atlanta 1996 and silver Athens 2004) and contributed to the team bronze in Athens 2004. His unique technique and style of performance have won him the recognition as one of the greatest masters on this piece of apparatus ever, together with Miroslav Cerar and Zoltán Magyar. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Marius Urzică is the 217th most popular gymnast (down from 201st in 2024), the 741st most popular biography from Romania (down from 702nd in 2019) and the 19th most popular Romanian Gymnast.

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Among GYMNASTS

Among gymnasts, Marius Urzică ranks 217 out of 370. Before him are Lu Li, Li Xiaoshuang, Irina Tchachina, Andreas Wecker, Marcel Nguyen, and Adriana Dunavska. After him are Hong Un-jong, Yevgeniya Kanayeva, Rustam Sharipov, Li Xiaopeng, Rodica Dunca, and Hrihoriy Misyutin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Marius Urzică ranks 734. Before him are Radu Niculescu, Diana Amft, Linda, Elias Viljanen, Sonali Bendre, and Mindaugas Žukauskas. After him are Iwona Marcinkiewicz, Sibusiso Zuma, Masaki Ogawa, Jarkko Ruutu, Kim Dong-moon, and Kip Pardue.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Marius Urzică ranks 741 out of 844. Before him are Paul Codrea (1981), Radu Niculescu (1975), Rozalia Husti (1964), Răzvan Marin (1996), Marian Oprea (1982), and Titus Corlățean (1968). After him are Alina Plugaru (1987), Florin Niță (1987), Antonia Iacobescu (1989), Zita-Eva Funkenhauser (1966), Maria Magdalena Dumitrache (1977), and Rodica Dunca (1965).

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Among GYMNASTS In Romania

Among gymnasts born in Romania, Marius Urzică ranks 19. Before him are Melitta Rühn (1965), Simona Amânar (1979), Lavinia Agache (1968), Gabriela Potorac (1973), Cristina Bontaș (1973), and Sandra Izbașa (1990). After him are Rodica Dunca (1965), Gina Gogean (1978), Laura Cutina (1968), Marian Drăgulescu (1980), Andreea Răducan (1983), and Corina Ungureanu (1980).

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