Antonio Corgos Explained

Antonio Corgos Cervantes (born 10 March 1960 in Barcelona, Catalonia) is a retired long jumper from Spain. He won two silver medals at the European Athletics Indoor Championships as well as one at the 1982 European Athletics Championships. He was also a silver medallist at the 1983 Mediterranean Games and the 1983 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics. Corgos was an Olympic finalist on three occasions, his best result being fifth at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.

He set personal bests of in the long jump and in the triple jump (indoors).[1]

International competitions

Representing
1980Sindelfingen, West Germany15thTriple jump15.46 m
Moscow, Soviet Union7thLong jump8.09 m (+0.2 m/s)
1981Grenoble, France2ndLong jump7.97 m
1982Milan, Italy10thLong jump7.48 m
Athens, Greece2ndLong jump8.19 m (+0.4 m/s)
1983Helsinki, Finland7thLong jump8.06 m (+0.3 m/s)
Casablanca, Morocco2ndLong jump7.75 m
Ibero-American ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spainbgcolor=silver2ndLong jump7.90 m (+0.4 m/s)
1984Los Angeles, United States10thLong jump7.69 m (-1.1 m/s)
1985Piraeus, Greece6thLong jump7.94 m
1986Madrid, Spain4thLong jump8.12 m
1988Budapest, Hungary10thLong jump7.64 m
Ibero-American ChampionshipsMexico City, Mexico3rdLong jump8.08 m (0.0 m/s) A
Seoul, South Korea5thLong jump8.03 m (+0.5 m/s)
1989The Hague, Netherlands2ndLong jump8.12 m
World CupBarcelona, Spain7thLong jump7.06 m
1990Glasgow, United Kingdom11thLong jump7.70 m
1992Ibero-American ChampionshipsSeville, Spain6thLong jump7.69 m w (+2.8 m/s)

Notes and References

  1. El Atletismo Olímpico Español. Edit by RFEA Madrid 1992