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Born | Warsaw, Poland | 10 August 1972
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Marcin Janusz Sobala (born 10 August 1972) is a Polish fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 2000 Summer Olympics. [1] He won a silver medal at the 1999 World Fencing Championships in the team sabre event.
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Sobala is a last name of Polish origin. Notable people with this last name include: