Marin Dan (born 30 August 1948) is a retired Romanian

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...

player. He earned 98 caps for the national team and scored 160 goals, winning the world title in 1974 and an Olympic bronze medal in 1972. After retiring from competitions he worked for the

Securitate The Department of State Security (), commonly known as the Securitate (, ), was the secret police agency of the Socialist Republic of Romania. It was founded on 30 August 1948 from the '' Siguranța'' with help and direction from the Soviet MG ...

in a

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unit. He is married to the Olympic fencer Aurora Dan.După 25 de ani , Singurul «terorist» din ‘89 rupe tăcerea! Povestea incredibilă a sportivului angajat la Contraspionaj aproape linşat de revoluţionarii însetaţi de sânge
libertatea.ro (22 December 2014)

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1948 births Living people Sportspeople from Călărași County Romanian male handball players CS Dinamo București (men's handball) players Handball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic handball players for Romania Olympic bronze medalists for Romania Olympic medalists in handball Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics 20th-century Romanian sportsmen {{Romania-Olympic-medalist-stub