Marius Corbett

Marius Corbett ( born September 26, 1975 in Potchefstroom ) is a former South African athlete.

Marius Corbett was established in 1994 in Lisbon, with 77.98 m junior world champion in the javelin. At the World Athletics Championships 1997 in Athens, he popped up again after an injury, as he qualified in tenth with 80.72 m for the final. Nevertheless, they were expected to Corbett, who had traveled with a personal best of 83.90 meters, not what came. In a curious finale, jan, Zelezny the preliminaries will not survive in ninth to Corbett increased to 88.40 m and was 1.60 m ahead of the second placed British Steve Backley surprise world champion.

At the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, he presented with 88,75 m on the still valid today Africa record. With this performance, he won the competition, was second again Steve Backley.

The injury-prone athlete no longer appeared then on top of the world, although he threw over 80 meters, according to his profile at the IAAF to 2001 each year.