Sorin Matei (born 6 July 1963) is a retired Romanian high jumper. His personal best jump is 2.40 metres, achieved in June 1990 in Bratislava. As of August 2018, Matei is tied for 7th place on the men's high jump outdoor, all time top list, behind Javier Sotomayor, Mutaz Essa Barshim, Patrik Sjöberg, Bohdan Bondarenko, Igor Paklin and Ivan Ukhov. Matei competed at the 1980, 1988 and 1992 Olympics and placed 13th in 1980 and 1992.
International competitions Representing 1980Olympic GamesMoscow, Soviet Union13th2.18 m1981UniversiadeBucharest, Romania16th (q)2.12 mEuropean Junior ChampionshipsUtrecht, Netherlands5th2.16 m1982European ChampionshipsAthens, Greece17th (q)2.15 m1983World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland17th2.15 m1984European Indoor ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden11th2.20 m1986European Indoor ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain5th2.28 mGoodwill GamesMoscow, Soviet Union 3rd2.32 mEuropean ChampionshipsStuttgart, West Germany14th2.12 m1987World Indoor ChampionshipsIndianapolis, United States5th2.32 mUniversiadeZagreb, Yugoslavia 3rd2.30 mWorld ChampionshipsRome, Italy6th2.32 m1988European Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary 3rd2.35 mOlympic GamesSeoul, South Korea20th (q)2.19 m1989European Indoor ChampionshipsThe Hague, Netherlands5th2.27 m1990Goodwill GamesSeattle, United States4th2.30 mEuropean Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom –NM1991World Indoor ChampionshipsSeville, Spain6th2.31 mWorld ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan16th (q)2.24 m1992European Indoor ChampionshipsGenoa, Italy 2nd2.36 mOlympic GamesBarcelona, Spain13th2.24 m1993World Indoor ChampionshipsToronto, Canada9th2.24 m1994European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland20th (q)2.15 m1995World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden13th (q)2.27 m
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