Carol Corbu Explained

Birth Place:Văleni-Podgoria, Argeş, Romania
Height:1.97m (06.46feet)
Weight:85kg (187lb)
Sport:Triple jump, long jump
Club:CSA Steaua București
Pb:17.12 m (TJ, 1971)
7.92 m (LJ, 1972)[1]
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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]

International competitions

1966Odessa, Soviet Union3rdTriple jump15.43 m
1969Belgrade, Yugoslavia3rdTriple jump16.20 m
Athens, Greece4thTriple jump16.56 m
1970Vienna, Austria6thTriple jump16.35 m
Turin, Italy4thTriple jump16.69 m
1971Sofia, Bulgaria2ndTriple jump16.83 m
Helsinki, Finland3rdTriple jump16.87 m
1972Grenoble, France9thLong jump7.62 m
2ndTriple jump16.89 m
Munich, West Germany25th (q)Long jump7.54 m
4thTriple jump16.85 m
1973Rotterdam, Netherlands1stTriple jump16.80 m
1974Gothenburg, Sweden10thLong jump7.34 m
European ChampionshipsRome, Italy2ndTriple jump16.68 m
1975European Indoor ChampionshipsKatowice, Poland5thLong jump7.64 m
4thTriple jump16.66 m
1976European Indoor ChampionshipsMunich, West Germany2ndTriple jump16.75 m
Olympic GamesMontreal, Canada8thTriple jump16.43 m
1978European Indoor ChampionshipsMilan, Italy4thTriple jump16.41 m
European ChampionshipsPrague, Czechoslovakia14thTriple jump16.02 m

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418101005/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/carol-corbu-1.html Carol Corbu
  2. http://athletix.org/?p=1894 All time best Balkan athletes, men