Victor Dan Găureanu, better known as Dan Găureanu (15 November 1967 – 20 May 2017) was a Romanian fencer. He competed in the

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events at the

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and

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. He won the bronze medal at the

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after he was defeated by

Wiradech Kothny Wiradech Kothny ( th, วีระเดช โค๊ธนี, born 10 May 1979) is a Thai former fencer. He won bronze medals in the individual and team sabre events at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the G ...

, who eventually won the gold medal. As part of the Romanian team he earned two bronze medals at the World Championships. He died on 20 May 2017.

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* 1967 births 2017 deaths Romanian male fencers Romanian sabre fencers Olympic fencers for Romania Fencers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Botoșani County {{Romania-fencing-bio-stub