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Romanian triple jumper
Carol Corbu
Văleni-Podgoria, Argeş, Romania
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Weight 85 kg (187 lb) Sport Triple jump, long jump Club CSA Steaua București Personal best(s) 17.12 m (TJ, 1971) [1]
Carol Corbu (born 8 February 1946) is a retired
European Championships
outdoor.
His personal best jump was 17.12 metres, achieved in June 1971 in Turin .[1] Marian Oprea and Bedros Bedrosian .[2]
At the 1972 Olympics Corbu competed both in the long jump and triple jump.[1]
International competitions
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
1966
European Junior Games
3rd
Triple jump
15.43 m
1969
European Indoor Games
Belgrade , Yugoslavia
3rd
Triple jump
16.20 m
European Championships
Athens , Greece
4th
Triple jump
16.56 m
1970
European Indoor Championships
Vienna , Austria
6th
Triple jump
16.35 m
Universiade
Turin, Italy
4th
Triple jump
16.69 m
1971
European Indoor Championships
Sofia , Bulgaria
2nd
Triple jump
16.83 m
European Championships
Helsinki , Finland
3rd
Triple jump
16.87 m
1972
European Indoor Championships
Grenoble , France
9th
Long jump
7.62 m
2nd
Triple jump
16.89 m
Olympic Games
Munich , West Germany
25th (q)
Long jump
7.54 m
4th
Triple jump
16.85 m
1973
European Indoor Championships
Rotterdam , Netherlands
1st
Triple jump
16.80 m
1974
European Indoor Championships
Gothenburg, Sweden
10th
Long jump
7.34 m
European Championships
Rome , Italy
2nd
Triple jump
16.68 m
1975
European Indoor Championships
Katowice , Poland
5th
Long jump
7.64 m
4th
Triple jump
16.66 m
1976
European Indoor Championships
Munich , West Germany
2nd
Triple jump
16.75 m
Olympic Games
Montreal , Canada
8th
Triple jump
16.43 m
1978
European Indoor Championships
Milan , Italy
4th
Triple jump
16.41 m
European Championships
Prague, Czechoslovakia
14th
Triple jump
16.02 m
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