Marius Corbett Explained

Marius Corbett (born 26 September 1975 in Potchefstroom) is a South African javelin thrower. He won a gold medal at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics, improving his personal best by 4.50 m during the contest.^[1] The following year he threw to win the 1998 Commonwealth Games, which was the Commonwealth Games Record until Arshad Nadeem threw 90.18 m in 2022 and was also the African record until Julius Yego's throw of 91.39 m on 7 June 2015 in Birmingham.^{[2] [3]}

Seasonal bests by year

Source:^[4]

• 1993 - 73.00
• 1994 - 77.98
• 1996 - 74.94
• 1997 - 88.40
• 1998 - 88.75
• 1999 - 87.17
• 2000 - 83.43
• 2001 - 80.91
• 2004 - 70.17

International competitions

Representing
1994	African Junior Championships	Algiers, Algeria	bgcolor=gold	1st	74.42 m
	World Junior Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	bgcolor=gold	1st	77.98 m
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	1st	88.40 m
	Universiade	Catania, Italy	1st	86.50 m
1998	African Championships	Dakar, Senegal	1st	79.82 m
	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	1st	88.75 m GR
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	22nd (q)	76.34 m
	All-Africa Games	Johannesburg, South Africa	1st	78.74 m

Notes and References

1. Web site: van der Walt . Sarel . Corbett's javelin ready to sail . news24.com . 26 February 2024.
2. Web site: Marius Corbett-1997 World Javelin Champion.
3. Web site: World Championships wonders – Marius Corbett.
4. Web site: Marius CORBETT’s progression.