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Ionuţ Pungă
ROUMenBirth 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.
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) |
2011
2 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
60mH | 8.18 | - | Feb 19 | Bucuresti Romanian Indoor Championships |
60mH | 8.24 | - | Feb 19 | Bucuresti Romanian Indoor Championships |
2010
5 performances| 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) |
2009
7 performances| 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 |
2008
4 performances| 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 |
2007
3 performances| 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) |
2005
7 performances| 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) |
2004
5 performances| 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) |
2003
1 performance| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
TJ | 15.03 | +0.0 | Aug 9 | Romanian Championships |
2002
6 performances| 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) |
2001
8 performances| 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) |
2000
2 performances| 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 |
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Honours
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2008Athens Balkan Indoor Championships
60 Metres Hurdles
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2002Bucharest Romanian Championships
Triple Jump
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2001Amsterdam European U23 Championships
Triple Jump
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2000Bucharest Romanian Championships
Triple Jump
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2000Bucharest Romanien Indoor Championships
Triple Jump
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1999Bucharest Romanian Indoor Championships
Triple Jump
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1999Bucharest Romanian Championships
110 Metres Hurdles
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1999Bucharest Romanian Indoor Championships
60 Metres Hurdles
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1999IAAF World Indoor Championships
Triple Jump
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1999Göteborg European U23 Championships
Triple Jump
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1998Annecy IAAF World Junior Championships
Triple Jump
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1997European Junior Championships
Triple Jump
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1996Sydney IAAF World Junior Championships
Triple Jump