Marian Sandu (born 5 May 1972 in Ploieşti, Prahova,

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) is a retired Romanian

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and Olympic champion in

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. Sandu has competed in four Olympics, from 1992 to 2004. At the

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he was ranked sixth in

, the ''bantamweight'' class.

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* 1972 births Living people Olympic wrestlers for Romania Wrestlers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Romanian male sport wrestlers Wrestlers at the 2004 Summer Olympics World Wrestling Championships medalists European Wrestling Champions Sportspeople from Ploiești 20th-century Romanian sportsmen {{Romania-wrestling-bio-stub