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{{short description|Romanian gymnast}}
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| birth_date      = {{Birth date and age|1975|09|30|df=y}}
| birth_place     = [[Toplița]], [[Harghita County]], [[Romania]]
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| club            = C.S. Dinamo Bucharest<ref name =srMU>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100131034458/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ur/marius-daniel-urzica-1.html Sports Reference] Marius Urzică</ref>
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| headcoach       = József Ferencz
| assistcoach     = Dan Grecu
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| eponymousskills = Urzică (pommel horse), Urzică (parallel bars)
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{{MedalCount
| [[Summer Olympic Games|Olympic Games]] | 1|2|1
| [[World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]] | 3|1|1
| [[European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships|European Championships]] | 5|2|0
| [[Summer Universiade]] | 0|1|0
| '''Total'''|'''9'''|'''6'''|'''2'''
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{{MedalCountry | {{ROU}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Olympic Games]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]] | [[Gymnastics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's pommel horse|Pommel Horse]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Atlanta]]|[[Gymnastics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's pommel horse|Pommel Horse]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Athens]]|[[Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's pommel horse|Pommel Horse]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Athens]]|[[Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's artistic team all-around|Team]] }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[1994 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1994 Brisbane]] | Pommel horse }}
{{MedalGold | [[2001 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2001 Ghent]] | Pommel horse }}
{{MedalGold | [[2002 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2002 Debrecen]] | Pommel horse }}
{{MedalSilver | [[1999 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1999 Tianjin]] | Pommel horse }}
{{MedalBronze | [[1995 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1995 Sabae]] | Team }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships|European Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[1994 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1994 Prague]] | Pommel horse }}
{{MedalGold | [[2000 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2000 Bremen]] | Pommel horse }}
{{MedalGold | [[2002 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2002 Patras]] | Team }}
{{MedalGold | [[2002 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2002 Patras]] | Pommel horse }}
{{MedalGold | [[2004 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2004 Ljublijana]] | Team }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2000 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2000 Bremen]] | Team }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2005 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2005 Debrecen]] | Pommel horse }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Summer Universiade|Universiade]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[1995 Summer Universiade|1995 Fukuoka]] | Pommel horse }}
}}

'''Marius Daniel Urzică''' (born 30 September 1975 in [[Toplița]], [[Romania]])<ref name=srMU /> is a [[Romania]]n [[gymnastics|gymnast]]. Urzică is an Olympic champion, a three-time world champion  and a three-time European champion on [[pommel horse]]. He competed at three Olympic Games, medaling each time on pommel horse (gold [[2000 Summer Olympics|Sydney 2000]], silver [[1996 Summer Olympics|Atlanta 1996]] and silver [[2004 Summer Olympics|Athens 2004]]) and contributed to the team bronze in [[2004 Summer Olympics|Athens 2004]]. His unique technique and style of performance have won him the recognition as one of the greatest masters on this piece of apparatus ever, together with [[Miroslav Cerar (gymnast)|Miroslav Cerar]] and [[Zoltán Magyar]].<ref name=figMU>[http://www.fig-gymnastics.com/vsite/vnavsite/page/directory/0,10853,5187-188058-205280-nav-list,00.html Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090705094740/http://www.fig-gymnastics.com/vsite/vnavsite/page/directory/0%2C10853%2C5187-188058-205280-nav-list%2C00.html |date=2009-07-05 }} Marius Urzică</ref>  Known as "The King of the Pommels" in 2001 he achieved the maximum score of 10.00 on this piece of apparatus at the Glasgow Grand Prix.<ref name=figMU /><ref name=gfGC>[http://www.gymn-forum.net/Results/Misc/2000s/Men/2001_Glasgow.html Gymn-Forum Results] 2001 Glasgow Grand Prix Men Final Events</ref> Two elements in [[artistic gymnastics]], one on pommel horse<ref name=FCP1>[http://www.sportcentric.com/vsite/vnavsite/page/directory/0,10853,5187-188050-205272-nav-list,00.html Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721181920/http://www.sportcentric.com/vsite/vnavsite/page/directory/0%2C10853%2C5187-188050-205272-nav-list%2C00.html |date=2011-07-21 }} Code of points Men Artistic Gymnastics 2009–2012 page 69</ref> and one on parallel bars<ref name=FCP2>[http://www.sportcentric.com/vsite/vnavsite/page/directory/0,10853,5187-188050-205272-nav-list,00.html Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721181920/http://www.sportcentric.com/vsite/vnavsite/page/directory/0%2C10853%2C5187-188050-205272-nav-list%2C00.html |date=2011-07-21 }} Code of points Men Artistic Gymnastics 2009–2012 page 114</ref> are named after him.

He was the founder of ''[[Romanian Golden Team]]''.

==Skills==
Urzică had  difficult routines, which  he always tried  to execute without fault. Among his skills on the pommel horse was a super E element called  "the four Russians on one handle"<ref name=figMU /> and a move named after him rated C in the [[Code of Points (artistic gymnastics)|Code of points]].<ref name =FCP1 /> On parallel bars he was known for his eponymous salto forward to 1/1 turn to upper arm hang rated E.<ref name=FCP2 />

==References==
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==External links==
* {{FIG|bio=21895|lic=163|name=Marius Daniel Urzica}}
* [http://www.gymn-forum.net/bios/men/urzica.html Marius Urzica] at Gymn Forum
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20170203145209/https://g-flash.net/en/pb-urzica Urzica (Parallel bars Animation)]}}
* {{Olympics.com profile|marius-daniel-urzica||name=Marius Daniel Urzica}}
* {{Olympedia|30969|Marius Urzică}}

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