Marius Corbett


Marius Corbett is a South African javelin thrower. He won a surprise gold medal at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics, improving his personal best by 4.50 m during the contest. The following year he threw 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 June 7, 2015 in Birmingham.
After his retirement from athletics he played 1st Division Currie Cup Rugby in South Africa.

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