Corneliu "Cornel" Oros (born 5 March 1950) is a retired Romanian volleyball player. He competed at the 1972 and 1980 Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1980.[2]

Corneliu Oros
Oros (right)
Personal information
NationalityRomanian
Born (1950-03-05) 5 March 1950 (age 74)
Oradea, Romania
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
SportVolleyball
ClubDinamo București[1]
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Moscow Team
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1971 Italy Team

Oros took up volleyball in 1964 in Oradea Sports School. He then moved to Dinamo București and won with them eight national titles between 1972 and 1980. At the CEV Champions League, his team finished second in 1968, 1974 and 1977, and third in 1975. In 1968, he was included to the national team and won bronze medals at the 1969 junior and 1971 senior European championships. After retiring from competition, he worked as a volleyball coach, first at Dinamo București in Romania and then in Spain.[1]

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