Ionuţ Pungă

ROUMen

Birth dateOct 14, 1979

BirthplaceBrăila, Kingdom of Romania

Height1.80 m

Weight66 kg

Ionuţ Pungă (born 14 October 1979) is a retired Romanian triple jumper.

Originally a hurdler, he holds the European age record for the age of 15 with 14.73 over 110 metres hurdles.

He later switched to triple jump and won the 1998 World Junior Championships with a jump of 16.94 metres, only 10 centimetres behind the championship record set by Yoelbi Quesada in 1994. The next year Punga finished 5th at the World Indoor Championships. His personal best was 17.04 metres, which he achieved twice in June 1999.

Key facts

Triple Jump

17.05

#319 all-time

60 m hurdles

7.75

2011 season best

8.18

Feb 19, 2011 · Bucureşti (ROU) (i)

2011 season best

Last competition

Bucuresti Romanian Indoor Championships

Feb 19, 2011 · 8.18

Bucuresti Romanian Indoor Championships

Age

46 years old

As of Sep 20, 2026: Triple Jump 17.05 (#319 all-time), 60 m hurdles 7.75, 2011 season best 8.18 (Feb 19, 2011, Bucureşti (ROU) (i)) · Last competition: Bucuresti Romanian Indoor Championships, Feb 19, 2011, 8.18 · 46 years old

Personal bests

110mH

13.79

4x100m

39.47

17.05

#319 all-time

60mH

7.75

60m

6.79

110MetresH

14.06

Performance Charts

Season bests

Season	Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Trend	Competitions
2011	60mH	8.18	-	Feb 19, 2011	↓	Bucuresti Romanian Indoor Championships
2010	60mH	7.89	-	Feb 6, 2010	↓	Bucureşti (ROU) (i)
2010	110mH	14.41	+0.0	Jul 16, 2010	↑	Bucuresti Romanian Championships
2009	60mH	7.96	-	Feb 15, 2009	↓	Romanian Indoor Championships
2009	110mH	14.05	+0.5	Aug 1, 2009	↑	Bucuresti Romanian Championships
2008	60mH	7.82	-	Feb 16, 2008	↓	Bucureşti (ROU) (i)
2008	TJ	16.10	+3.2	Jun 6, 2008	↑	Bucureşti (ROU)
2007	60mH	7.87	-	Jan 14, 2007	↓	Bucureşti (ROU) (i)
2007	TJ	15.75	+0.8	Jul 7, 2007	↑	Bucureşti (ROU)
2005	60mH	7.85	-	Feb 6, 2005	↓	Bucureşti (ROU) (i)
2005	110mH	14.15	+0.8	Jun 11, 2005	↑	Bucureşti (ROU)
2004	60m	6.94	-	Feb 1, 2004	↓	Bucureşti (ROU) (i)
2004	TJ	16.12	-	Feb 15, 2004	↑	Bucureşti (ROU) (i)
2003	TJ	15.03	+0.0	Aug 9, 2003	↑	Romanian Championships
2002	TJ	16.82	+1.8	Jul 27, 2002	↑	Bucharest Romanian Championships
2001	TJ	17.05	-	Jan 27, 2001	↑	Bucureşti (ROU) (i)
2000	60mH	7.82	-	Feb 6, 2000	↓	Bucharest Romanien Indoor Championships
2000	TJ	16.78	+0.8	Aug 7, 2000	↑	Bucharest Romanian Championships
1999	60m	6.79	-	Feb 21, 1999	↓	Bucharest Romanian Indoor Championships
1999	60mH	7.75	-	Feb 21, 1999	↓	Bucharest Romanian Indoor Championships
1999	110mH	13.79	+1.2	Jul 5, 1999	↑	Bucharest Romanian Championships
1999	TJ	17.04	+0.4	Jun 11, 1999	↑	Villeneuve d'Ascq (FRA)
1999	4x100m	39.47	-	Jun 5, 1999	-	Athina (GRE)
1998	60mH	7.90	-	Feb 8, 1998	↓	Bucureşti (ROU) (i)
1998	110mH	14.06	+1.0	Jun 6, 1998	↑	Budapest (HUN)
1998	TJ	16.94	+0.4	Aug 1, 1998	↑	Annecy IAAF World Junior Championships, Parc des Sports, Annecy
1997	110mH	14.72	+0.0	Jul 25, 1997	↑	European Junior Championships
1997	TJ	16.43	+2.7	Jul 27, 1997	↑	European Junior Championships
1996	TJ	16.15	+3.1	Aug 24, 1996	↑	SIAC Homebush, Sydney (AUS)
1995	110MetresH	14.06	-1.1	Jul 12, 1995	-	Bath (GBR)

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
60mH	8.18	-	Feb 19	Bucuresti Romanian Indoor Championships
60mH	8.24	-	Feb 19	Bucuresti Romanian Indoor Championships

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
110mH	14.64	+0.0	Jul 16	Bucuresti Romanian Championships
110mH	14.41	+0.0	Jul 16	Bucuresti Romanian Championships
60mH	7.89	-	Feb 6	Bucuresti Indoor Grand Prix, Bucureşti (i)
60mH	7.89	-	Jan 30	Bucuresti Indoor Grand Prix, Bucureşti (i)
60mH	8.01	-	Jan 16	Bacau, Bacãu (i)

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
110mH	14.05	+0.5	Aug 1	Bucuresti Romanian Championships
110mH	14.86	+0.9	Aug 1	Bucuresti Romanian Championships
110mH	14.18	+1.9	Jun 12	Bucuresti Romanian Int. Ch., Bucureşti
110mH	14.19	+1.3	Jun 5	Bucuresti Romanian Grand Prix, Bucureşti
60mH	7.96	-	Feb 15	Romanian Indoor Championships
60mH	8.15	-	Feb 15	Romanian Indoor Championships
60mH	8.07	-	Feb 7	Romanian Indoor Combined Events Championships

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
TJ	15.64	-0.1	Jul 5	Bucharest Romanian Championships
TJ	16.10	+3.2	Jun 6	Bucharest International Championships, Bucureşti
60mH	7.82	-	Feb 16	Romanian Indoor Championships, Bucureşti (i)
60mH	7.87	-	Feb 9	Athens Balkan Indoor Championships

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
TJ	15.45	-	Jul 27	Bucuresti Romanian Championships, Bucureşti
TJ	15.75	+0.8	Jul 7	Bucureşti National Grand Prix, Bucureşti
60mH	7.87	-	Jan 14	Bucureşti (i)

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
110mH	14.55	+1.4	Jul 2	Romanian Championships
110mH	14.15	+1.3	Jul 2	Romanian Championships
110mH	14.15	+0.8	Jun 11	Bucureşti Romanian International Championships, Bucureşti
110mH	14.42	-1.3	May 28	Bucureşti Romanian National GP, Bucureşti
60mH	8.00	-	Feb 13	Romanian Indoor Combined Events Championships
60mH	8.06	-	Feb 13	Romanian Indoor Combined Events Championships
60mH	7.85	-	Feb 6	Bucureşti National Indoor GP, Bucureşti (i)

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
TJ	15.73	+0.0	Aug 8	Romanian Championships, Bucureşti
TJ	16.12	-	Feb 15	Romanian Indoor Championships, Bucureşti (i)
60m	6.94	-	Feb 14	Romanian Indoor Championships
60m	6.95	-	Feb 14	Romanian Indoor Championships
60m	6.94	-	Feb 1	Bucureşti National Indoor GP, Bucureşti (i)

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
TJ	15.03	+0.0	Aug 9	Romanian Championships

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
TJ	NM	-	Aug 6	München European Championships, Olympiastadion, München
TJ	16.82	+1.8	Jul 27	Bucharest Romanian Championships
TJ	16.29	+1.4	Jun 30	Chania Venizelia, Chania
TJ	16.77	-	Jun 9	Bucharest International Championships, Bucureşti
TJ	16.73	-	Feb 16	Bucharest Romanian Indoor Championships
TJ	16.44	-	Feb 2	Bucharest, Bucureşti (i)

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
TJ	NM	-1.1	Aug 3	IAAF World Championships, Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
TJ	16.81	-0.2	Jul 13	Amsterdam European U23 Championships, Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam
TJ	16.81	-0.2	Jul 12	Amsterdam European U23 Championships, Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam
TJ	16.87	+0.7	Jul 12	Amsterdam European U23 Championships, Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam
TJ	16.53	-	Jun 10	Bucharest Romanian Championships, Bucureşti
TJ	NM	-	Mar 9	IAAF World Indoor Championships, Atlantic Pavillion, Lisboa (i)
TJ	16.48	-	Feb 4	Bucharest, Bucureşti (i)
TJ	17.05	-	Jan 27	Bucharest, Bucureşti (i)

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
TJ	16.72	+0.3	Sep 23	The XXVII Olympic Games
TJ	16.72	+0.3	Sep 22	The XXVII Olympic Games

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is Ionuţ Pungă's Triple Jump personal best?

Ionuţ Pungă's Triple Jump personal best is 17.05, set on Jan 27, 2001 in Bucureşti (ROU) (i), #319 on the all-time list.

Which events does Ionuţ Pungă compete in?

Ionuţ Pungă competes in the Triple Jump and 60 m hurdles.

How did Ionuţ Pungă perform in 2011?

2011 season best: 8.18, set on Feb 19, 2011 in Bucureşti (ROU) (i). Last competition: Bucuresti Romanian Indoor Championships on Feb 19, 2011, 8.18.

Ionuţ Pungă

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