Marian Oprea, born June 6, 1982 in Pitești, is a Romanian athlete, practicing the triple jump.
After becoming world junior champion in 2000 in Santiago de Chile, he failed during the qualifications for his first major championships at the 2001 World Athletics Championships. He again failed at the 2002 European Athletics Championships. , he obtained a silver medal at the start of the season at the European indoor in Vienna.
But it is again the failure at the 2003 World Athletics Championships before crossing this qualifying milestone for the 2004 Olympic Games. He finally obtains a silver medal.
In 2005, he was thus among the favorites for the title for the 2005 World Athletics Championships in Helsinki, especially since the great favorite, the Swedish Christian Olsson, forfeited. But he only wins the bronze medal.
