Marius Corbett

Marius Corbett (born 26 September 1975 in Potchefstroom) 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 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 June 7, 2015 in Birmingham.

After his retirement from athletics he played 1st Division Currie Cup Rugby in South Africa.

Seasonal bests by year

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing South Africa
1994	African Junior Championships	Algiers, Algeria	1st	74.42 m
1994	World Junior Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	1st	77.98 m
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	1st	88.40 m
1997	Universiade	Catania, Italy	1st	86.50 m
1998	African Championships	Dakar, Senegal	1st	79.82 m
1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	1st	88.75 m GR
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	22nd (q)	76.34 m
1999	All-Africa Games	Johannesburg, South Africa	1st	78.74 m

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