Marius Cihărean (born 17 November 1975) is a featherweight weightlifter from

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. He competed at the

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, and won a bronze medal at the 1996 European Championships. He still competes in the masters category. His elder brother

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is also a former Olympic weightlifter.

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1975 births Living people Olympic weightlifters of Romania Romanian male weightlifters Weightlifters at the 1996 Summer Olympics European Weightlifting Championships medalists 20th-century Romanian people 21st-century Romanian people {{Romania-weightlifting-bio-stub