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Marian Oprea
ROUMenMarian Oprea (born 6 June 1982) is a Romanian athlete, competing in triple jump, who won the silver medal at the 2004 Olympic Games. His personal best is 17.81 meters.
Oprea was born in Piteşti. He took his first major medal at the 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics, winning the gold with a jump of 16.41 m.
Oprea won the bronze medal in the triple jump at the 2005 World Athletics Championships in Helsinki and also at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg. He suffered a serious knee injury (tendonitis) and missed the 2009 World Championships in Athletics as a result. He opted to undergo major surgery and brought an end to a two-year-long injury hiatus with a jump of 16.88 m in May 2010. He proved himself to return to peak fitness with a silver medal performance at the 2010 European Athletics Championships (jumping 17.51 m) and then taking the gold medal at the 2010 IAAF Continental Cup later that season.
Performance Charts
Season bests
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Trend | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | TJ | 16.50 | +1.1 | Jul 30, 2019 | ↓ | Romanian Championships, Pitesti |
| 2018 | TJ | 16.60 | - | Jan 20, 2018 | ↓ | Bucureşti (ROU) (i) |
| 2017 | LJ | 7.28 | +1.1 | May 13, 2017 | ↓ | Winterthur (SUI) |
| 2017 | TJ | 16.37 | +0.5 | Jul 7, 2017 | ↓ | Pitesti (ROU) |
| 2016 | TJ | 16.82 | - | Feb 20, 2016 | ↓ | Bucureşti (ROU) (i) |
| 2015 | LJ | 7.49 | -1.4 | Jun 28, 2015 | ↓ | Pitesti (ROU) |
| 2015 | TJ | 17.07 | +1.5 | Aug 26, 2015 | ↓ | IAAF World Championships, National Stadium, Beijing |
| 2014 | LJ | 7.78 | +1.0 | Jul 26, 2014 | ↓ | Pitesti (ROU) |
| 2014 | TJ | 17.30 | - | Feb 15, 2014 | ↓ | Bucureşti (ROU) (i) |
| 2013 | TJ | 17.24 | +1.7 | Jul 28, 2013 | ↓ | Stara Zagora (BUL) |
| 2012 | LJ | 7.54 | +2.0 | Jun 5, 2012 | ↓ | Ankara (TUR) |
| 2012 | TJ | 16.97 | - | Feb 24, 2012 | ↓ | Bucureşti (ROU) (i) |
| 2011 | LJ | 8.06 | +3.6 | May 21, 2011 | ↓ | Izmir (TUR) |
| 2011 | TJ | 17.62 | - | Mar 6, 2011 | ↓ | European Indoor Championships |
| 2010 | TJ | 17.51 | +0.7 | Jul 29, 2010 | ↓ | Barcelona European Championships, Estadio Olímpico, Barcelona |
| 2008 | TJ | 17.28 | +1.7 | Jul 5, 2008 | ↓ | Bucureşti (ROU) |
| 2007 | TJ | 17.32 | -1.8 | Aug 7, 2007 | ↓ | Stockholm (SWE) |
| 2006 | 60m | 6.93 | - | Jan 15, 2006 | ↑ | Bucureşti (ROU) (i) |
| 2006 | TJ | 17.74 | - | Feb 18, 2006 | ↓ | Bucureşti (ROU) (i) |
| 2005 | LJ | 7.73 | -0.7 | Jun 18, 2005 | ↓ | Leiria (POR) |
| 2005 | TJ | 17.81 | +1.0 | Jul 5, 2005 | ↓ | Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne (SUI) |
| 2004 | 60m | 6.96 | - | Feb 1, 2004 | ↑ | Bucureşti (ROU) (i) |
| 2004 | TJ | 17.55 | +0.7 | Aug 22, 2004 | ↓ | The XXVIII Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, Athina |
| 2003 | LJ | 7.62 | - | Feb 23, 2003 | ↓ | Bucureşti (ROU) (i) |
| 2003 | TJ | 17.63 | +0.4 | Jun 7, 2003 | ↓ | Bucureşti (ROU) |
| 2002 | LJ | 7.63 | - | Feb 17, 2002 | ↓ | Bucureşti (ROU) (i) |
| 2002 | TJ | 17.29 | - | Feb 16, 2002 | ↓ | Bucureşti (ROU) (i) |
| 2001 | TJ | 17.11 | +1.4 | Aug 31, 2001 | ↓ | Beijing (CHN) |
| 2000 | TJ | 16.49 | +0.4 | Jun 24, 2000 | ↓ | Bucureşti (ROU) |
| 1999 | LJ | 7.01 | - | Feb 28, 1999 | ↓ | Bacãu (ROU) (i) |
| 1999 | TJ | 16.08 | +0.0 | Jun 5, 1999 | ↓ | Bucureşti (ROU) |
2019
6 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
TJ | NM | - | Sep 3 | Balkan Championships, Pravets |
TJ | 16.07 | +0.5 | Aug 24 | International Meeting, Plovdiv |
TJ | 16.50 | +1.1 | Jul 30 | Romanian Championships, Pitesti |
TJ | 16.08 | - | Feb 10 | Indoor Meeting, Chemnitz (i) |
TJ | 15.81 | - | Feb 6 | Romanian Indoor Championships, Bucureşti (i) |
TJ | 16.03 | - | Jan 30 | Int. Indoor Meeting, Otrokovice (i) |
2018
7 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
TJ | 15.93 | +0.8 | Aug 10 | European Athletics Championships |
TJ | 16.32 | +0.0 | Jul 26 | Romanian Championships, Pitesti |
TJ | 16.47 | +3.5 | Jun 30 | Pitesti |
TJ | 15.22 | - | Feb 17 | Istanbul Balkan Indoor Championships, Istanbul (i) |
TJ | 16.44 | - | Feb 3 | Bucuresti Romanian Indoor Championships |
LJ | NM | - | Feb 3 | Bucuresti Romanian Indoor Championships |
TJ | 16.60 | - | Jan 20 | Bucuresti, Bucureşti (i) |
2017
7 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
TJ | 15.93 | +3.5 | Jul 16 | Novi Pazar Balkan Championships, Novi Pazar |
TJ | 15.34 | +2.0 | Jul 16 | Novi Pazar Balkan Championships, Novi Pazar |
TJ | 15.52 | +0.1 | Jul 11 | Göteborg Folksam GP, Göteborg |
TJ | 16.37 | +0.5 | Jul 7 | Romanian Championships, Pitesti |
TJ | 16.33 | +0.5 | May 13 | Winterthur Swiss Club Championships, Winterthur |
LJ | 7.28 | +1.1 | May 13 | Winterthur Swiss Club Championships, Winterthur |
TJ | 15.94 | - | Feb 18 | Bucuresti Romanian Indoor Championships, Bucureşti (i) |
2016
6 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
TJ | NM | - | Aug 16 | The XXXI Olympic Games |
TJ | 15.40 | +1.5 | Jul 9 | European Athletics Championships, Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam |
TJ | 15.40 | +1.5 | Jul 7 | European Athletics Championships, Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam |
TJ | 16.27 | - | Mar 19 | IAAF World Indoor Championships, Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR (i) |
TJ | 16.27 | - | Mar 18 | IAAF World Indoor Championships, Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR (i) |
TJ | 16.82 | - | Feb 20 | Bucuresti Romanian Indoor Championships, Bucureşti (i) |
2015
19 performances2014
5 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
TJ | 16.59 | -0.3 | Sep 2 | Zagreb IAAF World Challenge, Sports Park Mladost, Zagreb |
TJ | 16.43 | +1.4 | Aug 30 | Angers DécaNation, Angers |
TJ | 16.54 | -0.3 | Aug 28 | Weltklasse Zürich, Letzigrund, Zürich - Diamond Discipline |
TJ | 16.94 | +0.9 | Aug 14 | Zürich European Championships, Letzigrund, Zürich |
TJ | 16.57 | +1.1 | Aug 12 | Zürich European Championships, Letzigrund, Zürich |
Honours
Romanian Championships
Triple Jump
Bucuresti Romanian Indoor Championships
Triple Jump
Romanian Championships
Triple Jump
Bucuresti Romanian Indoor Championships
Triple Jump
Romanian Championships
Triple Jump
IAAF World Championships
Triple Jump
Bucuresti Romanian Indoor Championships
Triple Jump
European Indoor Championships
Triple Jump
Zürich European Championships
Triple Jump
Bucuresti Romanian Indoor Championships
Triple Jump
European Athletics Team Championships First League
Triple Jump
Pitesti Balkan Championships
Long Jump
Zürich European Championships
Triple Jump
IAAF World Indoor Championships
Triple Jump
Romanian Championships
Long Jump
Pitesti Balkan Championships
Triple Jump
IAAF World Championships
Triple Jump
Stara Zagora Balkan Championships
Triple Jump
Bucuresti Romanian IndoorCh.
Triple Jump
Bucuresti Romanian Indoor Championships
Triple Jump
European Athletics Team Championships First League
Triple Jump
European Indoor Championships
Triple Jump
Barcelona European Championships
Triple Jump
IAAF/VTB Bank Continental Cup
Triple Jump
Barcelona European Championships
Triple Jump
The XXIX Olympic Games
Triple Jump
Bucharest Romanian Championships
Triple Jump
Bucuresti Romanian Championships
Triple Jump
Athina IAAF World Cup
Triple Jump
Moskva IAAF World Indoor Championships
Triple Jump
Göteborg European Championships
Triple Jump
Göteborg European Championships
Triple Jump
Stuttgart IAAF World Athletics Final
Triple Jump
Monaco Herculis
Triple Jump
Peania Balkan Indoor Championships
Triple Jump
Romanian Championships
Triple Jump
Romanian Indoor Championships
Triple Jump
Romanian Championships
Triple Jump
IAAF World Championships
Triple Jump
Budapest IAAF World Indoor Championships
Triple Jump
Romanian Championships
Triple Jump
The XXVIII Olympic Games
Triple Jump
Monaco IAAF World Athletics Final
Triple Jump
Thiva Balkan Championships
Triple Jump
Bucharest Romanian Indoor Championships
Triple Jump
Athina Balkan Indoor Championships
Triple Jump
Bydgoszcz European U23 Championships
Triple Jump
Weltklasse Zürich
Triple Jump
Romanian Championships
Triple Jump
Birmingham IAAF World Indoor Championships
Triple Jump
European Indoor Championships
Triple Jump
Pireaus Balkan Indoor Championships
Triple Jump
Bucharest Romanian Indoor Championships
Triple Jump
Bucharest Balkan Games
Triple Jump
Trikala Balkan Games
Triple Jump
European Junior Championships
Triple Jump
Beijing Universiade
Triple Jump
Bucharest Romanian Championships
Triple Jump
Bucharest Romanian Indoor Championships
Triple Jump
Santiago de Chile IAAF World Junior Championships
Triple Jump
European Junior Championships
Triple Jump