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Sorin Matei

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Sorin Matei

ROUROUMen
Birth dateJul 6, 1963
BirthplaceBucharest, Principality of Wallachia
Height1.84 m
Weight71 kg

Sorin Matei (born 6 July 1963) is a retired Romanian high jumper. His personal best jump is 2.40 metres, achieved in June 1990 in Bratislava. As of August 2018, Matei is tied for 7th place on the men's high jump outdoor, all time top list, behind Javier Sotomayor, Mutaz Essa Barshim, Patrik Sjöberg, Bohdan Bondarenko, Igor Paklin and Ivan Ukhov. Matei competed at the 1980, 1988 and 1992 Olympics and placed 13th in 1980 and 1992.

PB

Personal bests

2.40

Performance Charts

Season bests

SeasonDisciplineResultWindDateTrendCompetitions
1995
HJ
2.38-Feb 3, 1995
↓
Wuppertal (GER) (i)
1994
HJ
2.30-Jul 22, 1994
↓
Bucureşti (ROU)
1993
HJ
2.35-Feb 6, 1993
↓
Balingen (GER) (i)
1992
HJ
2.36-Mar 1, 1992
↓
European Indoor Championships, Palazzo dello Sport, Genova (i)
1991
HJ
2.35-Jun 14, 1991
↓
Bucureşti (ROU)
1990
HJ
2.40-Jun 20, 1990
↓
Bratislava (TCH)
1989
HJ
2.30-Feb 5, 1989
↓
Bucureşti (ROU) (i)
1988
HJ
2.37-Jun 11, 1988
↓
Bucureşti (ROU)
1987
HJ
2.32-Sep 6, 1987
↓
IAAF World Championships
1986
HJ
2.32-Jul 9, 1986
↓
Moskva (URS)
1985
HJ
2.35-Jun 1, 1985
↓
Bucureşti (ROU)
1984
HJ
2.34-Jun 9, 1984
↓
Bucureşti (ROU)
1983
HJ
2.30-Jul 3, 1983
↓
Bucureşti (ROU)
1982
HJ
2.28-Jun 12, 1982
↓
Pitesti (ROU)
1981
HJ
2.22-Aug 2, 1981
↓
Debrecen (HUN)
1980
HJ
2.27-Aug 29, 1980
↓
Galati (ROU)

1995

11 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
HJ
2.27-Aug 6IAAF World Championships
HJ
2.27-Aug 5IAAF World Championships
HJ
2.24-Jul 21Oslo Bislett Games, Oslo
HJ
2.25-Jul 12Nice Nikaia, Nice
HJ
2.31-Feb 11Balingen (i)
HJ
2.33HT-Feb 8-
HJ
2.36-Feb 83. Banskobystrická latka, Banská Bystrica (i)
HJ
2.30-Feb 5Kelheim (i)
HJ
2.38-Feb 3Wuppertal (i)
HJ
2.34HT-Feb 3-
HJ
2.31-Jan 29Arnstadt (i)

1994

6 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
HJ
2.15-Aug 7Helsinki European Championships, Olympiastadion, Helsinki
HJ
2.30-Jul 22Bucuresti, Bucureşti
HJ
2.20-Jul 8Villeneuve d'Ascq Meeting BNP, Villeneuve d'Ascq
HJ
2.25-Jul 6Athletissima Lausanne, Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
HJ
2.25-Jul 1Gateshead Games, Gateshead
HJ
2.20-May 22New York Games, New York, NY

1993

10 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
HJ
2.25-Aug 4Weltklasse Zürich, Zürich
HJ
2.20-Jul 23London TSB Games, Crystal Palace, London
HJ
2.28-Jul 5Stockholm DN Galan, Stockholm
HJ
2.24-Mar 14IAAF World Indoor Championships, The Sky Dome, Toronto (i)
HJ
2.27-Mar 13IAAF World Indoor Championships, The Sky Dome, Toronto (i)
HJ
2.24-Mar 12IAAF World Indoor Championships, The Sky Dome, Toronto (i)
HJ
2.27-Mar 12IAAF World Indoor Championships, The Sky Dome, Toronto (i)
HJ
2.34-Feb 12München (i)
HJ
2.35-Feb 6Balingen (i)
HJ
2.31-Jan 16Pireaus, Pireaus (i)

1992

11 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
HJ
2.24-Aug 2The XXV Olympic Games, Estadio Olímpico, Barcelona
HJ
2.26-Jul 31The XXV Olympic Games, Estadio Olímpico, Barcelona
HJ
2.32HT-Mar 1-
HJ
2.36-Mar 1European Indoor Championships, Palazzo dello Sport, Genova (i)
HJ
2.36-Feb 28European Indoor Championships, Palazzo dello Sport, Genova (i)
HJ
2.34HT-Feb 21-
HJ
2.36-Feb 21Berlin (i)
HJ
2.34-Feb 2Gundelsheim (i)
HJ
2.31-Jan 24Simmerath (i)
HJ
2.31HT-Jan 19-
HJ
2.34-Jan 19Arnstadt (i)

1991

12 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
HJ
2.24-Aug 30IAAF World Championships, National Stadium, Tokyo
HJ
2.24-Aug 24IAAF World Championships, National Stadium, Tokyo
HJ
2.31-Aug 11Sapporo
HJ
2.25-Jul 20New York, NY
HJ
2.28-Jul 3Stockholm DN Galan, Stockholm
HJ
2.35-Jun 14Bucuresti, Bucureşti
HJ
2.31-Mar 10IAAF World Indoor Championships
HJ
2.24-Mar 9IAAF World Indoor Championships
HJ
2.24-Mar 8IAAF World Indoor Championships
HJ
2.31-Mar 8IAAF World Indoor Championships
HJ
2.33-Mar 1Berlin (i)
HJ
2.31-Feb 11Osaka (i)
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Honours

🥈

European Indoor Championships

High Jump

1992
6

IAAF World Indoor Championships

High Jump

1991
5

European Indoor Championships

High Jump

1989
🥉

European Indoor Championships

High Jump

1988
🥇

Ankara Balkan Games

High Jump

1988
🥉

Zagreb Universiade

High Jump

1987
6

IAAF World Championships

High Jump

1987
5

IAAF World Indoor Championships

High Jump

1987
5

European Indoor Championships

High Jump

1986
🥇

Izmir Balkan Games

High Jump

1983