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Romanian triple jumper (born 1982)
Marian Oprea
Marian Oprea in 2015 |
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Born | (1982-06-06) 6 June 1982 (age 41)
Pitești, Romania |
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Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
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Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) |
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Sport | Triple jump |
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Club | Rapid București CSM Arad |
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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]
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 Championships in
Helsinki and also at the
2006 European Athletics Championships in
Gothenburg.
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.
Achievements
Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Notes
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Representing
Romania
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1999
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World Youth Championships
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Bydgoszcz, Poland
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4th
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15.70 m
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European Junior Championships
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Riga, Latvia
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3rd
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15.98 m
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2000
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World Junior Championships
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Santiago, Chile
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1st
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16.41 m
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2001
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European Junior Championships
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Grosseto, Italy
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1st
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16.65 m
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World Championships
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Edmonton, Canada
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13th (q)
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16.62 m
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Universiade
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Beijing, China
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2nd
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17.11 m
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2002
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European Indoor Championships
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Vienna, Austria
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2nd
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17.22 m
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European Championships
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Munich, Germany
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14th (q)
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16.47 m
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2003
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World Indoor Championships
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Birmingham, United Kingdom
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8th
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16.59 m
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European U23 Championships
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Bydgoszcz, Poland
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2nd
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17.28 m
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World Championships
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Paris, France
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17th (q)
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16.55 m
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2004
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World Indoor Championships
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Budapest, Hungary
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5th
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17.19 m
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Olympic Games
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Athens, Greece
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2nd
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17.55 m
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2005
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World Championships
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Helsinki, Finland
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3rd
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17.40 m
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2006
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World Indoor Championships
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Moscow, Russia
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4th
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17.34 m
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European Championships
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Gothenburg, Sweden
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3rd
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17.18 m
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2008
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Olympic Games
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Beijing, China
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5th
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17.22 m
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2010
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European Championships
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Barcelona, Spain
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2nd
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17.51 m
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2011
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European Indoor Championships
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Paris, France
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3rd
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17.62 m
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World Championships
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Daegu, South Korea
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15th (q)
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16.61 m
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2012
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World Indoor Championships
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Istanbul, Turkey
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11th (q)
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16.58 m
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European Championships
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Helsinki, Finland
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19th (q)
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16.17 m
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2013
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World Championships
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Moscow, Russia
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6th
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16.82 m
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2014
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World Indoor Championships
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Sopot, Poland
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3rd
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17.21 m
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European Championships
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Zürich, Switzerland
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5th
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16.94 m
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2015
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European Indoor Championships
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Prague, Czech Republic
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3rd
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16.91 m
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World Championships
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Beijing, China
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6th
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17.06 m
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2016
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World Indoor Championships
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Portland, United States
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10th
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16.27 m
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European Championships
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
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27th (q)
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15.40 m
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Olympic Games
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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–
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NM
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2018
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European Championships
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Berlin, Germany
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21st (q)
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15.93 m
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