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. This ranks him third among Romanian triple jumpers, only behind Marian Oprea and Bedros Bedrosian. – The Athletics Site
At the 1972 Olympics Corbu competed both in the long jump and triple jump.
International competitions 1966European Junior Games Odessa, Soviet Union 3rdTriple jump15.43 m1969European Indoor Games Belgrade, Yugoslavia 3rdTriple jump16.20 mEuropean Championships Athens, Greece4thTriple jump16.56 m1970European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria6thTriple jump16.35 mUniversiade Turin, Italy4thTriple jump16.69 m1971European Indoor Championships Sofia, Bulgaria 2ndTriple jump16.83 mEuropean Championships Helsinki, Finland 3rdTriple jump16.87 m1972European Indoor Championships Grenoble, France9thLong jump7.62 m 2ndTriple jump16.89 mOlympic Games Munich, West Germany25th (q)Long jump7.54 m4thTriple jump16.85 m1973European Indoor Championships Rotterdam, Netherlands 1stTriple jump16.80 m1974European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden10thLong jump7.34 mEuropean ChampionshipsRome, Italy 2ndTriple jump16.68 m1975European Indoor ChampionshipsKatowice, Poland5thLong jump7.64 m4thTriple jump16.66 m1976European Indoor ChampionshipsMunich, West Germany 2ndTriple jump16.75 mOlympic GamesMontreal, Canada8thTriple jump16.43 m1978European Indoor ChampionshipsMilan, Italy4thTriple jump16.41 mEuropean ChampionshipsPrague, Czechoslovakia14thTriple jump16.02 m
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