Carol Corbu

Carol Corbu

Carol Corbu at the 1972 Olympics
Personal information
Born 8 February 1946 (1946-02-08) (age 70)
Văleni-Podgoria, Argeş, Romania
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Sport Triple jump, long jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 17.12 m (TJ, 1971)
7.92 m (LJ, 1972)[1]

Carol Corbu (born 8 February 1946) is a retired Romanian athlete who mostly competed in the triple jump. In this event he won the 1973 European Indoor Championships as well as two medals at the European Championships outdoor.

His personal best jump was 17.12 metres, achieved in June 1971 in Turin.[1] This ranks him third among Romanian triple jumpers, only behind Marian Oprea and Bedros Bedrosian.[2]

At the 1972 Olympics Corbu competed both in the long jump and triple jump.[1]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
1969 European Indoor Games Belgrade, Yugoslavia 3rd Triple jump
European Championships Athens, Greece 4th Triple jump[3]
1970 European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria 6th Triple jump[4]
1971 European Indoor Championships Sofia, Bulgaria 2nd Triple jump
European Championships Helsinki, Finland 3rd Triple jump
1972 European Indoor Championships Grenoble, France 2nd Triple jump
Olympic Games Munich, West Germany 4th Triple jump
1973 European Indoor Championships Rotterdam, Netherlands 1st Triple jump
1974 European Championships Rome, Italy 2nd Triple jump
1975 European Indoor Championships Katowice, Poland 5th Long jump[5]
4th Triple jump[6]
1976 European Indoor Championships Munich, West Germany 2nd Triple jump
Olympic Games Montreal, Canada 8th Triple jump
1978 European Indoor Championships Milan, Italy 4th Triple jump[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Carol Corbu. sports-reference.com
  2. All time best Balkan athletes, men Archived January 15, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. – The Athletics Site
  3. 1969 European Championships, men's triple jump – Sporting Heroes
  4. 1970 European Indoor Championships, men's triple jump final – Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
  5. 1975 European Indoor Championships, men's long jump final – Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
  6. 1975 European Indoor Championships, men's triple jump final – Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
  7. 1970 European Indoor Championships, men's triple jump final – Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite


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