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Carol Corbu
	Carol Corbu at the 1972 Olympics
Personal information
Born	8 February 1946 (age 78); Văleni-Podgoria, Argeş, Romania
Height	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Sport	Triple jump, long jump
Club	CSA Steaua București
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	17.12 m (TJ, 1971) ; 7.92 m (LJ, 1972)

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.^[1] This ranks him third among Romanian triple jumpers, only behind Marian Oprea and Bedros Bedrosian.^[2]

At the 1972 Olympics Corbu competed both in the long jump and triple jump.^[1]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
1966	European Junior Games	Odessa, Soviet Union	3rd	Triple jump	15.43 m
1969	European Indoor Games	Belgrade, Yugoslavia	3rd	Triple jump	16.20 m
1969	European Championships	Athens, Greece	4th	Triple jump	16.56 m
1970	European Indoor Championships	Vienna, Austria	6th	Triple jump	16.35 m
1970	Universiade	Turin, Italy	4th	Triple jump	16.69 m
1971	European Indoor Championships	Sofia, Bulgaria	2nd	Triple jump	16.83 m
1971	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	3rd	Triple jump	16.87 m
1972	European Indoor Championships	Grenoble, France	9th	Long jump	7.62 m
	European Indoor Championships	Grenoble, France	2nd	Triple jump	16.89 m
	Olympic Games	Munich, West Germany	25th (q)	Long jump	7.54 m
	Olympic Games	Munich, West Germany	4th	Triple jump	16.85 m
1973	European Indoor Championships	Rotterdam, Netherlands	1st	Triple jump	16.80 m
1974	European Indoor Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	10th	Long jump	7.34 m
1974	European Championships	Rome, Italy	2nd	Triple jump	16.68 m
1975	European Indoor Championships	Katowice, Poland	5th	Long jump	7.64 m
1975	European Indoor Championships	Katowice, Poland	4th	Triple jump	16.66 m
1976	European Indoor Championships	Munich, West Germany	2nd	Triple jump	16.75 m
1976	Olympic Games	Montreal, Canada	8th	Triple jump	16.43 m
1978	European Indoor Championships	Milan, Italy	4th	Triple jump	16.41 m
1978	European Championships	Prague, Czechoslovakia	14th	Triple jump	16.02 m