Marius Corbett

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Marius Corbett
Personal information
Born (1975-09-26) 26 September 1975 (age 46)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  South Africa
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Athens Javelin
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1997 Catania Javelin
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Kuala Lumper Javelin
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1994 Lisbon Javelin

Marius Corbett (born 26 September 1975 in Potchefstroom) is a South African javelin thrower. He won a surprise 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 stands as the Commonwealth Games Record and was also the African record until Julius Yego's throw of 91.39 on 7 June 2015 in Birmingham.

After his retirement from athletics he played 1st Division Currie Cup Rugby in South Africa.

Seasonal bests by year[]

  • 1993 - 73.00
  • 1994 - 77.98
  • 1996 - 74.94
  • 1997 - 88.40
  • 1998 - 88.75
  • 1999 - 87.17
  • 2000 - 83.43
  • 2001 - 80.91
  • 2004 - 70.17

International competitions[]

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
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

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