Marius Corbett

Marius Corbett
Personal information
Born (1975-09-26) 26 September 1975 (age 49)
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 gold medal at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics, improving his personal best by 4.50 m during the contest.[1] 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.[2][3]

  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".