Carol Corbu

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Carol Corbu (born 8 February 1946) is a retired Romanian track and field athlete who mainly competed in the triple jump. He was born in Văleni-Podgoria, Argeş, Romania, and competed for CSA Steaua București. Standing about 1.97 m tall, he achieved a personal best of 17.12 metres in the triple jump in Turin in 1971, and 7.92 metres in the long jump in 1972. Corbu won the 1973 European Indoor Championships in the triple jump and earned two medals at the European Championships outdoors. He also competed in the 1972 Olympics in both the long jump and triple jump. He ranks third among Romanian triple jumpers, behind Marian Oprea and Bedros Bedrosian.