Marius Corbett

Marius Corbett
Personal information
Born (1975-09-26) 26 September 1975 (age 51)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  South Africa
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1997 AthensJavelin
African Championships
Gold medal – first place1998 DakarJavelin
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place1998 Kuala LumpurJavelin
Universiade
Gold medal – first place1997 CataniaJavelin
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place1994 LisbonJavelin

Marius Corbett (born 26 September 1975 in Potchefstroom) is a South African javelin thrower. He won a gold medal at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics, improving his personal best by 4.50 m during the contest. The following year he threw 88.75 m (291 ft 2 in) to win the 1998 Commonwealth Games, which was the Commonwealth Games Record until Arshad Nadeem threw 90.18 m in 2022 and was also the African record until Julius Yego's throw of 91.39 m on 7 June 2015 in Birmingham.

Seasonal bests by year

Source:

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  South Africa
1994 African Junior Championships Algiers, Algeria 1st 74.42 m
World Junior Championships Lisbon, Portugal 1st 77.98 m
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 1st 88.40 m
Universiade Catania, Italy 1st 86.50 m
1998 African Championships Dakar, Senegal 1st 79.82 m
Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1st 88.75 m GR
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 22nd (q) 76.34 m
All-Africa Games Johannesburg, South Africa 1st 78.74 m

References

  1. ↑ van der Walt, Sarel. "Corbett's javelin ready to sail". news24.com. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  2. ↑ "Marius Corbett-1997 World Javelin Champion".
  3. ↑ "World Championships wonders – Marius Corbett".
  4. ↑ "Marius CORBETT's progression".