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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 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.
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| 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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 Seppo Räty (FIN) Kimmo Kinnunen (FIN) Jan Železný (CZE) Jan Železný (CZE) Marius Corbett (RSA) Aki Parviainen (FIN) Jan Železný (CZE) Sergey Makarov (RUS) Andrus Värnik (EST) Tero Pitkämäki (FIN) Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR) Matthias de Zordo (GER) Vítězslav Veselý (CZE) Julius Yego (KEN) Johannes Vetter (GER) Anderson Peters (GRN) Anderson Peters (GRN) Neeraj Chopra (IND) |
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Commonwealth Games champions in men's javelin throw
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 Jim Courtright (CAN) Leo Roininen (CAN) James Achurch (AUS)  Colin Smith (ENG)  Alf Mitchell (AUS) John FitzSimons (ENG) Dave Travis (ENG) Charles Clover (ENG)  Phil Olsen (CAN)  Mike O'Rourke (NZL) David Ottley (ENG) Steve Backley (ENG) Steve Backley (ENG) Marius Corbett (RSA) Steve Backley (ENG) Nick Nieland (ENG) Jarrod Bannister (AUS) Julius Yego (KEN) Neeraj Chopra (IND) Arshad Nadeem (PAK) |
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Summer Universiade champions in men's javelin throw
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African Games champions in men's javelin throw
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African Champions in men's javelin throw
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World U20 Champions in men's javelin throw
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 Vladimir Ovchinnikov (URS) Tommi Viskari (FIN) Aki Parviainen (FIN) Marius Corbett (RSA) Sergey Voynov (UZB) David Parker (GBR) Hardus Pienaar (RSA) Igor Janik (POL) Aleksey Tovarnov (RUS) Robert Oosthuizen (RSA) Robert Szpak (POL) Till Wöschler (GER) Keshorn Walcott (TTO) Gatis Čakšs (LAT) Neeraj Chopra (IND) Nash Lowis (AUS) Janne Läspä (FIN) Artur Felfner (UKR) |
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