Marius Corbett
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Marius Corbett is a South Africa
n javelin throw
er. He won a surprise gold medal at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics
, improving his personal best with 4.50 m during the contest. The following year he threw 88.75 to win the 1998 Commonwealth Games
, his result still standing as an African record
.
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n javelin throw
Javelin throw
The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...
er. He won a surprise gold medal at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics
1997 World Championships in Athletics
The 6th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece between August 1 and August 10, 1997. In this event participated 1882 athletes from 198 participant nations...
, improving his personal best with 4.50 m during the contest. The following year he threw 88.75 to win the 1998 Commonwealth Games
1998 Commonwealth Games
The 1998 XVI Commonwealth Games were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 11 September to 21 September 1998 making it the first Asian country to act as host and the last Commonwealth Games for the 20th century. A record 70 nations supplied 3638 athletes...
, his result still standing as an African record
African records in athletics
African records in athletics are the best marks set in a track and field and road running events by an athlete who competes for a member nation of the Confederation of African Athletics . The organisation is responsible for ratification and it analyses each record before approving it...
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Achievements
| Representing | ||||
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| 1994 | World Junior Championships 1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics The 1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:-References:* at GBRathletics.com* from World Junior Athletics History... |
Lisbon, Portugal | 1st | 77.98 m |
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 1st | 88.40 m |
| 1998 | African Championships 1998 African Championships in Athletics The 11th African Championships in Athletics were held in Dakar, Senegal, from August 18 to August 22 in the Stade Leopold Senghor.-Track:-Field:-Track:-Field:-Medal table:-External links:* - GBR Athletics... |
Dakar, Senegal | 1st | 79.82 m |
| 1998 | Commonwealth Games 1998 Commonwealth Games The 1998 XVI Commonwealth Games were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 11 September to 21 September 1998 making it the first Asian country to act as host and the last Commonwealth Games for the 20th century. A record 70 nations supplied 3638 athletes... |
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 1st | 88.75 m |
| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 22nd | 76.34 m |