Marian Oprea (born 6 June 1982) is a Romanian athlete, competing in triple jump, who won the silver medal at the 2004 Olympic Games. His personal best is 17.81 meters.[1]
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Marian Oprea in 2015
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Personal information | |
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Born | (1982-06-06) 6 June 1982 (age 42) Pitești, Romania |
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Triple jump |
Club | Rapid București CSM Arad |
Medal record |
Oprea was born in Piteşti. He took his first major medal at the 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics, winning the gold with a jump of 16.41 m. Oprea won the bronze medal in the triple jump at the 2005 World Athletics ChampionshipsinHelsinki and also at the 2006 European Athletics ChampionshipsinGothenburg.
He suffered a serious knee injury (tendonitis) and missed the 2009 World Championships in Athletics as a result.[2] He opted to undergo major surgery and brought an end to a two-year-long injury hiatus with a jump of 16.88 m in May 2010.[3] He proved himself to return to peak fitness with a silver medal performance at the 2010 European Athletics Championships (jumping 17.51 m) and then taking the gold medal at the 2010 IAAF Continental Cup later that season.