Marius Costel Gherman (born 14 July 1967) is a Romanian
artistic gymnast
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who represented
Romania
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at the
1988 Olympic Games
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*The 1988 Winter Olympics, which were held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
*The 1988 Summer Olympics
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and at the
1992 Olympic Games.
[ His best event was the ]horizontal bar
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for which he medaled bronze at the 1988 Olympic Games
1988 Olympics refers to both:
*The 1988 Winter Olympics, which were held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
*The 1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul ...
and silver at the 1993 World Championships. He is also a bronze continental medalist on vault
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* Jumping, the act of propelling oneself upwards
Architecture
* Vault (architecture), an arched form above an enclosed space
* Bank vault, a reinforced room or compartment where valuables are stored
* Burial vault (enclosure ...
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1989 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships Men’s Events Finals and on horizontal bar
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1985 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships Men’s Events Finals
After retiring from competitions Gherman worked in United Kingdom as a gymnastics coach.[
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Living people
1967 births
Gymnasts at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Gymnasts at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Romanian male artistic gymnasts
Olympic gymnasts for Romania
Olympic bronze medalists for Romania
Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
Olympic medalists in gymnastics
Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Sibiu
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