Tibor Ordina
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Tibor Ordina is a retired Hungarian
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

 athlete who specialized in the long jump
Long jump
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...

 and triple jump
Triple jump
The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...

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Long jump

In the long jump he finished eleventh at the 1994 European Indoor Championships
1994 European Indoor Championships in Athletics
The 23rd European Athletics Indoor Championships were held in Paris, the capital city of France in 1994.-Track:-Field:-Medal table:-External links:* at GBRathletics.com* at GBRathletics.com*...

. He also competed at the 1993 World Indoor Championships
1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships
The 4th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Skydome in Toronto, Canada from March 12 to March 14, 1993. It was the last Indoor Championships to feature the 5,000 and 3,000 metres race walk events. In addition, it was the first Indoor Championships to include heptathlon and...

, the 1993 World Championships
1993 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Long Jump
These are the official results of the Men's Long Jump event at the 1993 IAAF World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. There were a total of 45 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Friday August 20, 1993.-Medalists:...

 and the 1994 European Championships
1994 European Championships in Athletics - Men's Long Jump
These are the official results of the Men's Long Jump event at the 1994 European Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 34 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on 10 August 1994....

 without reaching the final. He became Hungarian long jump champion in 1993, 1995, 1996 and 1998, rivalling with János Uzsoki
János Uzsoki
János Uzsoki is a retired Hungarian long jumper.He was born in Mezőtúr. He competed at the 1994 European Championships and the 1996 Olympic Games without reaching the final. He became Hungarian long jump champion in 1994, 1997 and 1999, rivalling with Tibor Ordina...

. He also became indoor champion in 1993, 1994, 1997 and 1999. His personal best jump was 8.04 metres, achieved in August 1993 in Budapest.

Triple jump

In the triple jump he finished eighth at the 1997 World Indoor Championships
1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships
The 6th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France from March 7 to March 9, 1997. It was the first athletic championships to introduce women's pole vault...

. He also competed at the 1996 Olympic Games
Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's triple jump
The final of the Men's Triple Jump event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia was held on July 27, 1996. There were a total of 43 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups. The top twelve and ties, and all those reaching 17.00 metres advanced to the final...

 and the 1997 World Championships
1997 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Triple Jump
These are the official results of the Men's Triple Jump event at the 1997 IAAF World Championships in Athens, Greece. There were a total number of 40 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Friday 1997-08-08....

 without reaching the final. He became the Hungarian indoor champion in triple jump champion in 1996, 1997 and 1999. His personal best jump was 16.90 metres, achieved in June 1996 in Budapest.

Tibor Ordina stands tall, and during his active career he weighed 73 kilograms (160.9 lb).

Achievements

Representing
1996 Olympic Games
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....

Atlanta, United States
Atlanta, Georgia
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33rd Triple jump 16.04 m
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